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32 Cards in this Set
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deoxyribonucleic acid DNA
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Molecule that holds genetic information and makes an exact copy of itself whenever a cell divides.
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dorsal cavity
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cranial - brain; spinal cavities - spinal cord
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ventral cavities
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thoracic - heart, lungs and associated structures.
abdominopelvic - digestive, excretory and reproductive organs and structures |
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epigastric
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upper middle region
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right hypochondriac
left hypochondriac |
upper right lateral region beneath the ribs.
upper left lateral region beneath the ribs |
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umbilical
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region of the navel
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right lumbar
left lumbar |
middle right lateral region.
middle left lateral region |
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right inguinal (iliac)
left inguinal (iliac) |
lower right lateral region.
lower left lateral region |
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hypogastric
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lower middle region
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coronal
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anterior (ventral) and posterior (dorsal)
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transverse ( horizontal)
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superior and inferior
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abduction
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movement away from the median plane of the body or one of its parts
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adduction
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movement toward the median plane of the body
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medial
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pertaining to the midline of the body or structure
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lateral
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pertaining to a side
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superior (cephalad)
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toward head or upper portion of a structure
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inferior (caudal)
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away from head; lower
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proximal
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nearer to the center (trunk of the body) or to the point of attachment to the body
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distal
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further from the center of the body or from the point of attachment to the body
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parietal
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pertaining to the outer wall of the body cavity
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visceral
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pertaining to the viscera, covers organs
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prone
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lying horizontal with the face downward or indicating the hand with palms turned downward
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supine
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lying on the back with the face upward, or indicating the position of the hand or foot with the palm or foot facing upward
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midsagittal ( median)
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right and left halves
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anterior ( ventral)
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front of the body
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posterior (dorsal)
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back of the body
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inversion
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Turning inward
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eversion
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Turning outward
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palmar
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pertaining to the palm of the hand
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plantar
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pertaining to the sole of the foot
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superficial
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toward the surface of the body (external)
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deep
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away from the surface of the body (internal)
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