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Pertaining to the front of the body
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Anterior
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Pertaining to the back of the body.
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Posterior
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Pertaining to the furthest point of attachment
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Distal
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Pertaining to teh nearest point of attachement
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Proximal
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Movement away from the midline
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Abduction
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Movement toward the midline
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Adduction
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Structure: How it is made
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Anatomy
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Structure: How it works
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Physiology
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Lying on belly, face down
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Prone position
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Lying on back, face up
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Supine position
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Pertaining to the side of the body
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Lateral
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Lying on back face up
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Supine position
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RUQ
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Right upper quadrant
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LLQ
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Lower left quadrant
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If an individual has xx chromosomes they are
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Female
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If an individual has xy chromosomes, they are
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male
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These anchor muscle to bone
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Tendons
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These anchore bone to bone
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ligaments
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This type of transport system requires energy
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Active transportation
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Blood is the type of tissue
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Connective
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is a specialized intercellular substance
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Matrix
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The appendix is found in the ___ cavity
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Abdominal Pelvic
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The pituitary and pineal glands are found in this cavity
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Cranial Cavity
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This type of connective tissue is found between tissues and organs
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Areolar Tissue
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This type of tissue covers the body surface and line the body cavities
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Epithelial Tissue
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This type of energy is needed for active transport (abbreviation)
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ATP
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The respiratory system uses__to exchange the gases oxygen and carbon dioxide in the lungs
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Diffusion
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This structure of the cell contains the genetic material DNA
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Nucleus
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There are __4 of the abdomen
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Quadrants
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There are 9 __ of the abdomen
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Regions
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Another name for the frontal plane
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Coronal
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The most abundant tissue type in the body
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Connective tissue
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This is the type of cartilage that covers ends of bone
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Hyaline
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In a __ transport system, molecules move from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration.
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Passive
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IN a hypertonic solution, a RBC will__
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Crenate
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The transport system uses mechanical pressure to push particles through a membrane
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Filtration
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The functional unit of the body is the...
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Cell
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The __ pleura lines the pleura cavity
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Parietal
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The__ separates the thoracic and abdominal cavity.
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Diaphram
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The __ plane divides the body into right and left sides.
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Saggital
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There are __ thorasic vertebre
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12
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These are pairs 1-7; are attached directly to the sternum by costal cartilage
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True ribs
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Bone-building cells
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Osteoblast
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Cheek bone
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Zygomatic
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These ribs have only a posterior attachment
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Floating Ribs
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The _ division of the spine is labeled C1-C7
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Cervical
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Shinebone
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Tibia
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This means slightly moveable
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Amphiarthrosis
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Collarbone
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Clavicle
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Kneecap
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Patella
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The __division of the spine is labeled L1-L5
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Lumbar
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Ear bones
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Ossicle
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Bone grows in length from the __ at both ends.
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Epiphyseal
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Breast Bone
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Sternum
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This is the exaggerated curve of the thoracic area
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Kyphosis
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Heel bone
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calcaneus
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This is the medical term for clubfoot
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Talipes
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These are the "Soft spots" in the skull, that allow the skull to be compressed during child birth, and will be ossified by the time a child reaches 18 months of age.
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Fontanal
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The __ division of the spine is labeled T1-T12
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Thoracic
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This is the mature bone cell
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Osteocyte
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Lower Jaw
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Mandible
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This bone houses the pituitary gland
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Sphenoid
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This acts as a cushion of padding in joints
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Bursa
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Shoulder Blade
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Scapulae
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This is a deficiency of Vitamin D
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Rickets
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Upper Jaw
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Maxillae
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This is the hip socket, found in the pelvic bone, and part of a freely movable joint
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Acetabulum
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