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Anatomy Major Test

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