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Body Organization

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Definition
cyt/o   cell  
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chromat   color  
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-some   body  
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chrom/o   color  
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-lyte   soluble  
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electr/o   electric  
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cellul   small cell  
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metabol   change  
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nucle   nucleus  
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anabol   build up  
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carb/o   carbon  
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hydr/o   water  
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catabol   break down  
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lys/o   decompose  
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-in   substance, chemical compound  
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prot/e   first  
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rib/o   like a rib  
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thel/i   nipple  
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excrete   separate  
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graft   transplant  
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hist/o   tissue  
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ligament   band  
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secrete   release  
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caps   box  
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cartilage   gristle  
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tendon   sinew  
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ana-   apart from  
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tom   section  
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anterior   front surface of body  
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caudal   nearer to the tail  
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cephalic   nearer to the head  
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coronal   the vertical plan dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions  
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distal   situated away from the center of the body  
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dorsal   the back or situated behind  
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frontal   in front, relating to the anterior part of the body  
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inferior   situated below  
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posterior   the back surface of the body, situated behind  
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prone   lying face-down, flat on your abdomen  
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proximal   situated nearest the center of the body  
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sagittal   the vertical plane through the body, dividing it into right and left portions  
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superior   situated above  
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supine   lying face-up, flat on your spine  
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transverse   the horizontal plane dividing the body into upper and lower portions  
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ventral   the abdomen or situated near the surface of the abdomen  
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cranial   cavity that contains the brain within the skull  
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thoracic   cavity that contains the heart, lungs, thymus gland, trachea, and esophagus  
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abdominal   cavity that contains the stomach, intestines, live, spleen, pancreas, and kidneys  
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pelvic   cavity that contains the urinary bladder, large intestine, rectum, anus, and reproductive organs  
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spinal   cavity that contains the spinal cord  
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LLQ   left lower quadrant  
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LUQ   left upper quadrant  
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RLQ   right lower quadrant  
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RUQ   right upper quadrant  
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6 abdominal regions   right/left hypochondriac epigastric right/left lumbar umbilical right/left inguinal hypogastric  
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diaphragm   the musculomembranous partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities  
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