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Anatomy Major Test
Question | Answer |
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superior | a part is above another part |
anterior | torward the front |
inferior | a part is below another party |
posterior | torward the back |
medial | closer to midline than another part |
lateral | farther away from the midline |
ipsilateral | same side |
contralateral | opposite side |
proximal | closer to the trunk or another specified point |
distal | farther from the trunk or specified point |
superficial | near the surface |
peripheral | outward or near the surface |
deep | more internal |
Sagittal/Median | cuts body into left and right |
transverse/cross | cuts body into halves |
coronal or front | cuts body into front and half |
olique | cuts at a random angle |
movement | change in position and motion |
responsiveness | reaction to a change |
growth | increase in size |
reproduction | production of new organisms and new cells |
digestion | breakdown of food substances |
absorption | passage of substances through membranes and into the system |
circulation | movement of substances in body fluids |
assimilation | changing of absorbed substances into different substances |
Requirements for Organisms | water, food, oxygen, heat, and pressure |