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What is the study of structure?
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Anatomy; gross, microscopic, histology, developmental
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What is the study of functions or how structures work?
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Physiology; often focus on cell/molecule level
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What are the level of structural organization?
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Chemical, Cellular, Tissue, Organ, Organ System, Organism
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What are the systems of the body?
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Cardiovascular
Urinary Respiratory Lymphatic Skeleton Reproductive Endocrine Muscular Integumentary Nervous Digestive |
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What does the dorsal cavity protect and hold?
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It protects the nervous system and holds the cranial and vertebral cavity.
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What separates the ventral cavity?
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The diaphragm into the thoracic cavity and the abdominopelvic cavities.
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Mediastinum is a cavity that contains the heart, esophagus, trachea, and large vessels.
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False it is not a cavity, just a mass of tissue.
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What is the reference point for all movements? Ex. cadaver
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Anatomical position
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What are the three planes of symmetry?
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Frontal, sagittal, and transverse
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