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Lungs are located in ... |
Pleural, ventral, and thoracic |
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Dorsal means... |
Toward or at Back of the body or behind |
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Term for Coxal region |
Hip region |
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Gross anatomy |
The study, of large body structures, visible to the naked eye, such as the heart . |
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Sagittal |
Is a vertical section through the body, dividing it into left and right |
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Orbital cavities |
Is the cavitie the houses the eyes |
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The term pollex refers to .. |
The thumb |
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What is a vertical section through the body, dividing it into anterior and posterior |
Frontal |
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Exsample of positive feedback |
Enhancement of labor contraction |
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Histology |
Study of tissues |
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What cavity is the heart in |
Pericardial |
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Anatomical position |
Arms at side, body erect, and thumbs points laterally. |
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What forms a tissue ? |
Groups of cells that are similar in structure and perform a common or related function |
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What cavitie is the site of the brain |
Dorsal body cavity |
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The cavities that protect the nervous system are located in .. |
The dorsal cavity |
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3 main components of connective tissue |
Ground substance, fibers, and cells |
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The single most abundant chemical substance of the body, accounting for 60% to 80% of body weight... |
Is water |
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Cardiovascular physiology |
The operation of the heart and blood vessels |
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Cardiovascular physiology |
The operation of the heart and blood vessels |
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Structure that is composed of two or more tissues types that work together to perform specific functions for the body... |
Organ |
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What cavity is not part of the dorsal cavity |
Thoracic cavity |
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Posterior of the knee |
Popliteal |
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Oblique cut |
Cut diagonally between vertical and horizontal planes |
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Nervous systems respond fastest to ... |
Environmental stimuli |
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Consider your home air conditioner in terms of homeostasis the wall thermostat would be ... |
The control center |
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Standard reference point for directional terms regardless of the actual position of the body is called .. |
The anatomical position |
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Put the following in Simplest to most complex: molecules, tissues, organs, atoms, cells |
Atoms, molecules, cells , tissues, organs |
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Any sagittal plane except ( ) describes a parasagittal plane |
Midline |
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Blood vessels are not found in the matrix of cartilage but is found In.... |
bone |
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The general purpose of negitive feedback is to ... |
Maintain homeostasis |
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What would represent a serious membrane lining the thoracic cavity ? |
The parental pleura |
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What are the functional characteristics of life ? |
Movement; maintenance of boundaries; responsiveness to external stimuli . |
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What are basic survival needs of the body? |
Nutrients, water, atmospheric pressure, and oxygen |
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Form absorptive cells of the digestive tract and have dense microvilli |
Simple columnar epithelium |
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Highly cellular and well vascularized |
Muscle tissue |
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Psuedostratified columnar epithelium |
Appears to have two or three layers of cells, but all the cells are in contact with the basement membrane |
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Single-celled layer of epithelium that forms the lining of serous membranes |
Simple squamous |
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The matrix is composed of fibers and ground substance |
Connective tissue |
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The fibers are not normally visible making them look different from elastic and fibro cartilage |
Hyaline cartilage |
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What is adipose tissue primary function? |
Nutrient storage |
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Ciliated variety lines mostly of the respiratory tract |
Psuedostratified columnar epithelium |
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What is the first step involve in tissue repair ? |
Inflammation |
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Arises from all three embryonic germ layers |
Epithelium tissue |
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A: simple squamous epithelium C: Cardiac muscle E: skeletal muscle |
A: simple C:Heart E:Bones |
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Axial skeleton |
Skull,vert, ribs |
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Sagittal suture |
Connects parietal bones |
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Function for Axial skeleton? |
Cheek bone |
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Frontanelles |
Membranous area between cranial bones of the fetal skull |
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