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Medical Term Set 1

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Term
Definition
Dorsal   Back side  
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Ventral   Front side  
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Anterior   In front  
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Posterior   Behind  
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Medial   In the middle  
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Lateral   Side  
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Superior   Above  
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Inferior   Below  
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Cranial cavity   Head area  
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Vertebral Cavity   Spine area  
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Thoracic Cavity   Chest area  
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Abdominal Cavity   Stomach area  
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Pelvic Cavity   Hip area  
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Prone   Facing up  
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Supine   Facing down  
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Frontal Plane   Divides front from back  
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Sagittal Plane   Divides left from right  
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Transverse Plane   Divides top from bottom  
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Superficial   Near the surface  
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Cell   Building block of life  
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Tissue   Group of cells teamed together  
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Organ   Group of tissues teamed together  
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Organ System   Group of organs teamed together  
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Nervous System   Controls body and all other systems  
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Respiratory System   Responsible for intake of oxygen and removal of carbon dioxide  
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Cardiovascular System   Circulates materials to all cells in the body  
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Immune System   Protects the body from disease and infection  
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Endocrine System   Controls the production of chemicals that coordinate body growth/development  
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Reproductive System   Creates offspring  
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Musculoskeletal System   Provides shape, support and allows movement  
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Digestive System   Responsible for converting food/drink into energy useable by cells  
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Bi-   2  
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Mono-   1  
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Hemi-   half  
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Deci-   one tenth  
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Centi-   one hundreth  
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Mili-   one thousandth  
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