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What is near to the surface   Superficial  
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Horizontal of cross wise plane   Tranverse  
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organization of many similar cells   Tissue  
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The Study of functions of structure   physiology  
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when the body is erect and facing forward with arms supinated at the sides and palms of the hands and feet facing forward   anatomical position  
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what are the subcavities of the dorsal cavity   cranial and spinal cavity  
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ventral cavity contains   thoracic, pleural and abdominopelvic cavities  
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The study of disease and disorders   pathophysiology  
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poli/o   gray  
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My/o   muscle  
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Brady   slow  
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tachy   fast  
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dys   painful  
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anti   against  
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towards the feet   inferior  
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frontal plane is also known as   coronal  
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left and right lower regions are called   right and left iliac region  
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trachea, heart and blood vessels are located in what cavity   thoracic cavity  
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stomach,liver,gallbladder,spleen,pancreas,small intestines and colon are apart of what cavity   abdominal cavity  
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seperates the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavity   diaphragm  
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itis   inflammation  
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away from point of origin   distal  
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nearest to the point of origin   proximal  
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bone marrow or spinal cord   myel/o  
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face up, palms up   supine position  
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consistency of internal environment   homeostasis  
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prediction of outcome of a disease   prognosis  
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what plane divides the body into superior and inferior parts   transverse  
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towards the front   anterior  
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what body cavity contains the lungs   pleural  
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middle region of the body   umbilical region  
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what region is above the umbilical region   epigastric  
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the region above the right iliac   right lumbar region  
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another word for anterior   ventral  
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towards the head   superior  
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rapid onset, a severe course and relatively short duration   acute  
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identification of a disease   dianosis  
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qualities of a adult male   virile  
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disease caused by fungus   mycosis  
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study of ear,nose and throat   otorhinolarynology  
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lower blood pressure   hypotension  
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study of structures of the body   anatomy  
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to collapse, lay flat, exhuastion   prostrate  
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heartburn   pyrosis  
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face up palms up   supinated  
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face down palms down   pronate  
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discharge or formation of puss   suppuration  
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prostate glands are part of what system   male reproductive system  
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swelling caused by an abnormal accumalation of fluid   edema  
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decreased   hypo  
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excessive or increased   hyper  
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higher than normal blood pressure   hypertension  
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4 geometric planes   saggital,midsaggital,transverse,coronal  
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divides the body or parts into right and left sides   saggital  
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divides the body into equal right and left sides   midsaggital(median plane)  
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divides the body or parts into anterior and posterior parts   coronal(frontal plane)  
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a transverse cut that is at angles to the long axis of the organ   cross section  
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towards the midline of the body   medial  
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toward the side of the body   lateral  
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farther away from the surface   deep  
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what cavity contains the heart   pericardial cavity  
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temporary, partial,or complete dispperance of the symptoms of a disease   remission  
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objective evidence of disease such as a fever   sign  
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subjective evidence of a disease such as pain   symptom  
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set of signs and symptoms that occur together as a part of a specific disease process   syndrome  
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condition is of long duration   chronic  
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abbreveation of diagnosis   DX  
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pain   algia  
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surgical sutturing   rraphy  
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cutting or surgical incision   otomy  
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surgical removal   ectomy  
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surgical repair   plasty  
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surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface   ostomy  
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surgical fixation   pexy  
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loosen or dissolve   lysis  
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visula examination   scopy  
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process of producing a picture or recording   graphy  
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to bind or tie together   desis  
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picture or record   gram  
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excessive bleeding   rrhage  
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flow or discharge   rrhea  
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rupture   rrhexis  
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before   pre  
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surrounding   peri  
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after   post  
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away from   ab  
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pertaining to   ac  
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founder of comparitive anatomy   aristotle  
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father of anatomy(school of alexandria)   herophilius  
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father of modern anatomy   andreas vesalius  
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smallest living units of structures and function in our body   cells  
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organization of several different kinds of tissues   organs  
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smallest level of organization in the human body   chemical  
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liver   hepat/o  
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stomach   gastr/o  
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means inside or within   intra  
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means in between or among   inter  
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