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82 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Cephalic
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Head (brain)
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Cervical
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Anterior Neck
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Acromial
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Shoulder
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Superior
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Above
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Inferior
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Below
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Anterior
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Toward the front or belly
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Ventral
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belly side
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Posterior
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Toward the back or spine
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Dorsal
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backside
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Medial
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Toward the middle
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Lateral
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Away from the middle
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Proximal
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closer to the point of attachment or origin
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Distal
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farther from the point of attachment or origin
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Superficial
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closer to the body surface
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Deep
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farther from the body surface inside the body
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Ipsilateral
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on the same side of the body
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contralateral
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on opposite sides of the body
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sagittal plane
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divides the body into left and right portions
- midsagittal - equal halves - parasagittal - unequal halves |
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coronal plane
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divides the body into front and back portions. also Frontal Plane
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Frontal plane
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divides the body into front and back portions. also coronal plane
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Transverse plane
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divides the body into upper and lower portions, cross-sections
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Axial region
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Head, neck & trunk
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Appendicular region
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limbs
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Homeostasis
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the ability to maintain a relatively stable internal environment in an ever-changing outside world
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Metabolism
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all the chemical rxns that occur in the body
Anabolic - building rxn Catabolic - breaking rxn |
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Anatomical Position
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Stand erect
feet flat on floor arms @ sides palms, eyes, & face facing forward - standard from of reference for anatomical descriptions & dissections |
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Mediastinum
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area between the lungs
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pleural cavities
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hold the lungs
fluid filled to reduce friction |
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parietal
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outer layer of a 2 layer membrane such as the pleura covering of the lungs or the pericardium covering the heart
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Abdominal Cavity
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contains GI tract, kidneys, & ureters
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Pelvic Cavity
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contains rectum, bladder, urethra, & reproductive organs
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Peritoneal Cavity
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Abdominopelvic Cavity
- 2 sections separated by the brim of the pelvis |
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Dorsal Body Cavity
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contains cranial cavity & vertebral canal (holds spine)
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Ventral Body Cavity
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contains thoracic cavity and abdominopelvic cavity
- separated by diaphragm |
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Axillary
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armpit
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Brachial
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upper arm
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Cubital
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posterior elbow
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Antecubital
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anterior elbow
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Antebrachial
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forearm
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Carpal
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wrists
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Umbilical
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navel
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Palmer
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palm
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Coxal
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hip
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Inguinal
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groin
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Pubic
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genitalia
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Femoral
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upper leg
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Patellar
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anterior knee
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Crural
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Lower leg
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Tarsal
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Ankle
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Pedal
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Foot
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Cranial
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head
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Nuchal
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Posterior neck
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Vertebral
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posterior spine
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Scapular
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Shoulder Blade
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Lumbar
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lower back, loin
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Sacral
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tail bone
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Gluteal
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buttocks
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Popliteal
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posterior knee
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Plantar
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sole of foot
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Thoracic Cavity
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contains Mediastinum, pleural cavity, & pericardial cavity
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Frontal
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forehead
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Orbital
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eye
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Buccal
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cheek
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Oral
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mouth
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Mental
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chin
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Nasal
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nose
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Pollex
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Thumb
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Costal
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ribs
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Midclavicular Line
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vertical lines when dividing the abdomen into 9 external regions.
Passes through the midpoint of the clavicle. |
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Subcostal Line
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superior horizontal line when dividing the abdomen into 9 external regions.
Connects the inferior borders of the lowest costal cartilage that connects the tenth rib on each side. |
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Intertubercular Line
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inferior horizontal line when dividing the abdomen into 9 external regions.
Passes between the tubercles (anterior superior spines) of the pelvis. |
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Hypochondriac region
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upper lateral regions when dividing the abdomen into 9 external regions
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Lateral/Lumbar region
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middle lateral region when dividing the abdomen into 9 external regions
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inguinal/iliac region
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lower lateral region when dividing the abdomen into 9 external regions
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epigastric region
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upper medial region when dividing the abdomen into 9 external regions
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umbilical region
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middle medial region when dividing the abdomen into 9 external regions
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hypogastric/pubic region
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lower medial region when dividing the abdomen into 9 external regions
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osmosis
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diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane from low solute concentration to high solute concentration
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Lyse
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cell membrane swells to breaking
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Crenation
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cell membrane shrivels and notches
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hypertonic solution
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solution has higher concentration of solute than cell, water moves out of cell
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hypotonic solution
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solution has lower concentration of solute than cell, water moves into cell
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