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Anatomical position |
The body standing erect, with the face forward,arms at the sides, and palms of hands facing forward |
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Anterior |
Located at or toward the front of the body or body part. Also called venteral. |
Your stomach is anterior your back |
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Arteries |
Blood vessels that carry blood AWAY from the heart |
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Ball and socket joints |
Joints that allow movement in all directions; made up of the rounded end of one bone and the hollow end of another. The rounded end fits into the hollow socket. |
Your shoulder is a ball and socket joint |
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Capillaries |
Tiny blood vessels through which nutrients,oxygen, and other substances pass to the cells |
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Cartilage |
Connective tissue, which cushions the joint |
The tip of your nose and outer rim of your ear are cartilage |
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Cells |
The basic functional units of body structure |
The pumpkin spice fall loving white girl of the body lol |
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Deep |
Away from the surface or further into the body |
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Digestion |
The process of physically and chemically breaking down nutrients so that they can be absorbed for use by the cells |
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Distal |
The part farthest from the centre or from the point of attachment |
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Hemoglobin |
The substance in red blood cells that carries oxygen and gives blood its colour |
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Hinge joints |
Joints that allow movement in one direction |
Your knees and elbows |
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Homeostasis |
A stable internal enviroment in our bodies |
Balanced |
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Hormone |
A chemical substance secreted by specialized glands and some cells in the blood stream |
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Immunity |
Protection against certain disease or infecton; the person with immunity will not get or be affected by the disease |
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Inferior |
Below or toward the feet |
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Lateral |
Relating or located at the side of the body or body part |
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Menstruation |
The process in which the lining of the uterus breaks up and is discharged from the body through the vagina |
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Metabolism |
The body's physical and chemical processes that create and use energy. It is also associated with the breaking down of chemicals for excretion |
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Midline |
An imaginary line that divides the body into right and left sides |
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Organs |
Groups of tissues that work together to perform special functions |
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Peripheral |
Away from the centre of the body |
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Peristalsis |
The involuntary, wavelike contractions of smooth muscles |
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Pivot joints |
Joints that allow turning from side to side |
Wrists and ankles |
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Posterior |
Located at or toward the back of the body or body part also called dorsal |
Your bum is in the posterior of your body |
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Proximal |
The part nearest the centre or to the point of origin. |
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Respiration |
The act of breathing air into (inhalation) and out of (exhalation) the lungs. |
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Inhalation |
Breathingnair into the lungs . Supplies the cells with oxygen |
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Exhalation |
Breathing air out of the lungs. Removes carbon dioxide from the cells. |
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Superficial |
Near the surface of the body |
Thos type of would heals quickly amd wont need stitches |
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Superior |
Situated above another structure |
Youre nose is superior to your chin |
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Tissue |
A group of similar cells that perform a similar function together |
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Veins |
Blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart |
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