General Anatomy

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Abdominal cavity

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Contains the stomach, liver, gallbladder, spleen, and most of the intestines

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Abdominopelvic cavity

Back 2

Part of the ventral cavity that contains the abdominal and pelvic cavities

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Anatomical position

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The body standing erect with face forward, feet together, arms hanging at the sides, and palms forward

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Anterior

Back 4

Toward the front

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Appendicular

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The body region that consists of the arms and legs

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Axial

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The body region that consists of the head, neck, and trunk

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Connective tissue

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The major support material of the body

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Cranial cavity

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Space that houses the brain

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Cytoplasm

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Gel-like fluid inside the cell, contains organelles

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Differentiation

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Term for the specialization function of cells

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Distal

Back 11

Farther away from the trunk of the body

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Dorsal cavity

Back 12

Main cavity located at the back of the body

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Epithelial tissue

Back 13

Type of tissue that forms the covering of all body surfaces

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Medial

Back 14

Toward or nearer to the midline of the body

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Muscles tissue

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Tissue with the ability to lengthen or shorten to provide movement to the body

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National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)

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The federal government's lead agency for scientific research on oral, dental, and craniofacial diseas

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Nerve tissue

Back 17

Responsible for coordinating and controlling the body activities

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Organelle

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Specialized part of a cell that performs a specific funtion

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Parietal

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Pertaining to the walls of a body cavity

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Pelvic cavity

Back 20

Contains portions of the large and small intestines, the rectum, urinary bladder, and the reproductive organs

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Physiology

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Study of the functions of the human body

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Planes

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Imaginary lines to divide the body into sections

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Posterior

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To the back

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Promixal

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Closer to the trunk of the body

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Regerative medicine

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Process of creating living, functional tissues to repair or replaces tissue or organ fuctions through the use of stem cells

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Sagittal plane

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Any vertical line parallel to the midline that divides the body into unequal left and right portions

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Spinal cavity

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Houses the spinal cord

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Stem cell

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Immature, unspecialized cells capable of replications and differentiation into other types of cells or tissues

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Superior

Back 29

Above another portion, or closer to the head

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Thoracic cavity

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Contains the heart, lungs, esophagus, and trachea

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Ventral cavity

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Main cavity located at the front of the body

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Visceral

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Pertaining to internal organs or the covering of those organs

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Anatomy

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The study of the shape or structure of the body

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Frontal plane

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Vertical plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior portions

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Horizontal plane

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Plane the divides the body into superior and inferior portions of the body

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Nucleus

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The "control center" of the cell

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Midsagittal plane

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Plane the divides the body into equal right and left portions

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Striated (striped) muscles

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Are responsible for voluntary movements, and are attached to bones, tendons, or other muscles

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Smooth (visceral)

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Provide involuntary movement, and are found in internal organs as well as hollow body cavities

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Cardiac muscles

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Tissue makes up the walls of the heart, these muscles helps pump blood out of the heart, has striations but movement is involuntary

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Epithelial tissue function

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Protects the body and secretes helpful substances

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Nerve (neuronal) tissue function

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Reacts to environmental stimuli, carry messages to and from the brain

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Osseous (bone) tissue

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Protects and supports other organs

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Cartilage

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Provides firm, flexible support, and serves as a shock absorder at the joints

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Ligaments (dense fibrous connective tissue)

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Strong, flexible bands that hold bones togehter at the joints

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Tendons (dense fibrous connective tissue)

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White, glossy bands that attach skeletal muscles to the bones

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Adipose connective tissue

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Stores fat, provides energy source when needed, cushions, supports, and insulates the body

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Blood (vasucular connective tissue)

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Transports nutrients and oxygen to body cells, and carries away waste products

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Lymph (vascular connective tissue)

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Transports tissue, fluid, proteins, fat, and other materials from the tissues to the capillaries

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Cells

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Basic units of structure of the human body

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Cell membrane

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Thin membrane the surrounds each cell that helps the cell maintain its form and separate it's contents from the surrounding environment, it also has special physical and chemical properties that allow it to recognize and interact with other cells

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Tissues

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Are formed when millions of the same cell type join together to perform a specific funtion for the body

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Organs

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Formed when several types of tissue group together to perform a single function

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Body systems

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Composed of a group of organs that work together to perform a major function to keep the body healthy and functional