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85 Cards in this Set
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sagittal
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vertical plane that divides the body into right and left portions
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prone
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lying on the belly
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dist/o
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far, distant
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lateral
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pertaining to the side
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lumb/o
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lower back
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poster/o
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behind, back
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tailbone region
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Coccygeal
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proxim/o
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nearest
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superior
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above another structure
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umbilic/o
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umbilicus
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mitochondria
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sausage-like structures within the cell in which foods are burned to release energy
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bol/o
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to cast (throw)
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medial
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pertaining to the middle
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-ior
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pertaining to
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transverse
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horizontal plane that divides the body into upper and lower portions
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trache/o
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trachea
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endoplasmic reticulum
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the canal-like structure in the cell
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later/o
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side
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chromosomes
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contain the genes
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-somes
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bodies
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diaphragm
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muscular wall separating the thoracic and abdominal cavities
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-ectomy
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cutting out
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anabolism
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building up proteins
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nucle/o
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nucleus
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inferior
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below another structure
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thel/o
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nipple
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vertebra
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a backbone
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hypo-
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below
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proximal
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near the point of attachment to the trunk or near the beginning of a structure
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pelv/o
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pelvis, hip
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peritoneum
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membrane surrounding the abdominal viscera
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-iac
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pertaining to
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region of the sacrum
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Sacral (S1-S5)
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cyt/o
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cell
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dorsal (posterior)
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back of the body
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coccyg/o
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tailbone or coccyx
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pleural
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membrane surrounding the lungs
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cata-
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down
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dors/o
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back
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nucleus
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the command center of the cell
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chondr/o
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cartilage
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cell membrane
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covering surrounding the cell
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chrom/o
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color
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ventral (anterior)
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front of the body
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sacr/o
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sacrum
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mediastinum
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space between the lungs, containing the heart, windpipe, aorta
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cervic/o
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neck
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catabolism
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breaking down protein to produce energy
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medi/o
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middle
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supine
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lying on the back
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-ism
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process
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distal
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far from the point of attachment to the trunk or far from the beginning of a structure
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ili/o
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ilium
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away from the surface of the body
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deep
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vertebr/o
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vertebrae
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DNA
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the chemical attached to chromosomes
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sarc/o
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flesh
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disc or disk
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a pad of cartilage between each backbone and the next
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adip/o
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fat
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metabolism
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combination of anabolism and catabolism--activities within the cytoplasm
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thorac/o
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chest
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on the surface of the body
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superficial
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abdomin/o
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abdominal cavity
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frontal
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vertical plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior portions
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anter/o
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front
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ventr/o
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belly side of body
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spin/o
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spine
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hist/o
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tissue
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crani/o
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skull
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meta-
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change
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viscer/o
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internal organs
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-oma
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tumor
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inguin/o
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groin
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chest region
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Thoracic (T1-T12)
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-ose
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full of
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neck region
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Cervical (C1-C7)
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lower back (loin) region
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Lumbar (L1-L5)
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-plasm
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formation
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kary/o
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nucleus
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-type
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picture
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-tomy
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cutting out
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epi-
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above
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-eal
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pertaining to
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ana-
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up
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inter-
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between
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