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HumanBodyCH1

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Definition
homeostasis   This state of relative constancy within the body  
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Abdominal   Anterior torso below diaphragm  
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Antebrachial   forearm  
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Axillary   armpit  
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Brachial   arm  
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Buccal   Cheek  
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Carpal   Wrist  
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Cephalic   Head  
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Cervical   Neck  
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Cranial   Skull  
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Crual   Leg  
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Cubital   Elbow  
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Cutaneous   Skin; body surface  
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Digital   fingers, toes  
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Dorsal   Back  
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Facial   Face  
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Femoral   Thigh  
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Frontal   Forehead  
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Gluteal   post Buttock  
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Inguinal   Groin  
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Lumbar   post Lower back between ribs & pelvis  
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Olecranal   elbow  
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temporal   side of skull  
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popliteal   back of knee  
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zygomatic   cheek, union/yoke  
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extrinsic control   outside control, system & organism level  
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intracellular   controls at cell level  
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intrinsic control   auto regulation, organ to organ, tissue & organ level  
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effector   accomplish- agent  
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hypothesis   under placing, -proposition  
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plantar   sole of foot  
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sagittal plane   body left and right  
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transverse plane   accross, top and bottom  
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prone   laying face down  
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superficial   over/above -face  
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occipital   back of hand  
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volar   rel. palm of hand, sole of foot  
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perineal   perineum between anus and genitals  
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tarsal   ankle  
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supraclavicular   above clavicle  
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The body as a whole is subdivided into _______ major portions or components.   2, axial and appendicular  
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organization of the body begins at what level   chemical  
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Anatomy is defined as the study of   structure of living organism an relationship of its parts  
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Anatomy is defined as the study of   functions of organism and its parts  
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The two major body cavities are called   ventral and dorsal  
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The space that encloses the brain and spinal cord forms one continuous cavity called the   dorsal cavity  
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The plane that divides the body into front and back portions   coronal plane  
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opposes changes in the internal environment and moves the change back toward the normal value   negative feedback loop  
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Instead of opposing a change in the internal environment, which type of feedback loop temporarily amplifies the change that is occurring   positive feedback loop  
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