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21 Cards in this Set
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Four divisions of the abdomen used to pinpoint the location of a pain or injury.
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Abdominal quadrants
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The pelvic socket into which the ball at the proximal end of the femur fits to form the hip joint.
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Acetabulum
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The joint where the acromion and the clavicle meet.
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Acromioclavicular joint
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The highest portion of the shoulder
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Acromion process
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The microscopic sacs of the lungs where gas exchange with the bloodstream takes place.
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Alveoli
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The standard reference position for the body in the study of anatomy. In this position, the body is standing erect, facing the observer, with arms down at the sides and the palms of the hands forward.
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Anatomical position
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The study of the body structure.
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Anatomy
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The front of the body or body part
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Anterior
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The largest artery in the body. It transports blood from the left ventricle to begin systemic circulation.
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Aorta
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A small tube located near the junction of the small and large intestines in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen, the function of which is not well understood. Its inflammation, called appendicitis, is a common cause of abdominal pain.
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Appendix
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The smallest kind of artery
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Arteriole
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Any blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart.
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Artery
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The two upper chambers of the heart. There is a right atrium (which receives unoxygenated blood returning from the body) and a left atrium (which receives oxygenated blood returning from the lungs).
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Atria
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The ability of the heart to generate and conduct electrical impulses on its own.
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Automaticity
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The division of the peripheral nervous system that controls involuntary motor functions.
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Automatic
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On both sides
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Bilateral
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The pressure caused by blood exerting force against the walls of blood vessels. Usually arterial blood pressure (the pressure in an artery) is measured.
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Blood pressure
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Artery of the upper arm; the site of the pulse checked during infant CPR.
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Brachial artery
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The two large sets of branches that come off the trachea and enter the lungs. There are right and left bronchi.
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Bronchi
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The heel bone.
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Calcaneus
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A thin-walled, microscopic blood vessel where the oxygen/carbon dioxide and nutrient/waste exchange with the body's cells takes place.
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Capillary
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