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40 Cards in this Set
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ATOMS
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SMALLEST UNIT OF MATTER.
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MOLECULES
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SMALLEST QUANTITY OF A SUBSTANCE THAT RETAINS IT CHEMICAL PROPERTIES.
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MACROMOLECULES
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LARGE MOLECULE COMPOSED OF SMALLER MOLECULES
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ORGANELLES
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PART OF A CELL WHICH PERFORMS A SPECIALIZED FUNCTION.
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CELLS
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STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL UNIT OF AN ORGANISIM; SMALLEST STRUCTURE CAPABLE OF PERFORMING ALL THE FUNCTIONS NECESSARY FOR LIFE.
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ORGAN
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COMPOSED OF SEVERAL TYPES OF TISSUES AND PERFORMS A PARTICULAR FUNCTION WITHIN A ORGAN SYSTEM.
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ORGAN SYSTEM
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GROUP OF RELATED ORGANS WORKING TOGETHER.
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ORGANISM
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INDIVIDUAL LIVING THING.
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ANTERIOR
(VENTRAL) |
A BODY PART THAT IS LOCATED TOWARD THE FRONT. FOR EXAMPLE, THE WINDPIPE (TRACHEA) IS ANTERIOR TO THE ESOPHAGUS.
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POSTERIOR
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A BODY PART IS LOCATED TOWARD THE BACK. FOR EXAMPLE, THE HEART IS POSTERIOR TO THE STERNUM (BREASTBONE).
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SUPERIOR
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A BODY PART IS LOCATED ABOVE ANOTHER PART, OR TOWARD THE HEAD. FOR EXAMPLE, THE FACE IS SUPERIOR TO THE NECK.
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INFERIOR
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A BODY PART IS BELOW ANOTHER PART, OR TOWARD THE FEET. FOR EXAMPLE, THE NAVEL IS INFERIOR TO THE CHIN.
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MEDIAL
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A BODY PART IS NEARER THAN ANOTHER PART TO AN IMAGINARY MIDLINE OF THE BODY. FOR EXAMPLE, THE BRIDGE OF THE NOSE IS MEDIAL TO THE EYES.
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LATERAL
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A BODY PART IS FARTHER AWAY FROM THE MIDLINE. FOR EXAMPLE, THE EYES ARE LATERAL TO THE NOSE.
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PROXIMAL
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A BODY PART IS CLOSER TO THE POINT OF ATTACHMENT OR CLOSER TO THE TRUNK.FOR EXAMPLE, THE ELBOW IS PROXIMAL TO THE HAND.
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DISTAL
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A BODY PART IS FARTHER FROM THE POINT OF ATTACHMENT OR FARTHER FROM THE TRUNK OR TORSO. FOR EXAMPLE, THE HAND IS DISTAL TO THE ELBOW.
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SUPERFICIAL
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A BODY PART IS LOCATED NEAR THE SURFACE. FOR EXAMPLE, THE SKIN IS SUPERFICIAL TO THE MUSCLES.
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DEEP
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THE BODY PART IS LOCATED AWAY FROM THE SURFACE. FOR EXAMPLE, THE INTESTINES ARE DEEP TO THE SPINE.
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CENTRAL
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A BODY PART IS SITUATED AWAY FROM THE CENTER OF THE BODY OR AN ORGAN. FOR EXAMPLE, THE CENTRAL NERVOUSE SYSTEM IS LOCATED ALONG THE MAIN AXIS OF THE BODY.
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PERIPHERAL
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A BODY PART IS SITUATED AWAY FROM THE CENTER OF THE BODY OR AN ORGAN. FOR EXAMPLE, THER PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM IS LOCATED OUTSIE THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
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IPSILATERAL
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A BODY PART IS ON THE SAME SIDE OF THE BODY AS ANOTHER BODY PART. FOR EXAMPLE, THE RIGHT HAND IS IPSILATERAL TO THE RIGHT FOOT.
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AXIAL PORTION OF THE BODY
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INCLUDES THE HEAD, NECK, AND TRUNK.
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APPENDICULAR PORTION OF THE BODY
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INCLUDES THE LIMBS: THAT IS THE UPPER LIMBS & LOWER LIMBS.
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SAGITTAL PLANE
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EXTENDS LENGTHWISE & DIVIDES THE BODY INTO RIGHT AND LEFT PORTIONS. FOR EXAMPLE, IFT PASSES EXACTLY THROUGH THE MIDLINE OF THE BODY.
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FRONTAL PLANE
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ALSO EXTENDS LENGTHWISE, BUT IT IS PERPENDICULAR TO A SAGITTAL PLANE & DIVIDES THE BODY OR AN ORGAN INTO ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR PORTIONS.
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TRANSVERSE PLANE
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IS PERPENDICULAR TO THE BODYS LONG AXIS AND THEREFORE DIVIDES THE BODY HORIZONTALLY TO PRODUCE A CROSS SECTION.
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THE POSTERIOR BODY CAVITY IS SUVDIVIDED INTO 2 PARTS.
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1. THE CRANIAL CAVITY, ENCLOSED BY THE BONY CRANIUM, CONTAINS THE BRAIN.
2. VERTEBRALCANAL ENCLOSED BY THE VERTEBRAE, CONTAINS THE SPINAL CORD. |
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THE POSTERIOR BODY CAVITY IS LINED BY 3 MEMBRANOUS LAYERS CALLED
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MENINGES
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THE LARGE ANTERIOR BODY CAVITY IS SUBDIVIDED INTO
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THE THORACIC CAVITY AND THE INFERIOR ABDOMINOPELVIC CAVITY.
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DIAPHRAGM
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A MUSCULAR PARTITION SEPARATES THE 2 CAVITIES.
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SERIOUS MEMBRANES
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MEMBRANES THAT COVERS INTERNAL ORGANS AND LINES CAVITIES LACKING AN OPENING TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE BODY. ALSO CALLED SEROSA.
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SERUM
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IS THE FLUID THAT REMAINS IF ALL OF THE CLOTTING PROTEINS ARE REMOVED FROM THE BLOOD.
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PARIETAL PERITONEUM
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LINES THE ABDOMINAL AND PELVIC WALLS AND THE INFERIOR SURFACE OF THE THORACIC DIAPHRAGM.
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VISCERAL PERITONUEM
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MEMBRANE THAT COVERS THE SURGACES OF THE LUNGS
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SEROUS MEMBRANE
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MEMBRANE THAT COVERS INTERNAL ORGANS AND LINES CAVITITES LACKING AN OPENING TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE BODY ; ALSO CALLED SEROSA
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MEDIASTINUM
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TISSUE MASS LOCATED BETWEEN THE LUNGS.
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VISCERAL PLEURA
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MEMBRANE THAT COVERS TH ESURGACES OF THE LUNGS.
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PARIETAL PLEURA
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MEMBRANE THAT LINES THE INNER WALL OF THE THORACIC CAVITY.
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PLEURAE
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SERIOUS MEMBRANE THAT COVERS THE LUNGS AND LINES THE WALLS OF THE CHEST AND DIAPHRAGM.
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VISCERAL PERICARDIUM
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THE INNER LAYER OF THE SEROUS PERICARDIUM; IT IS IN CONTACT WITH THE HEART AND THE ROOTS OF THE VESSELS OF THE HEART.
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