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betty davis second edition

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cell   smallest and most numerous structural unit of living mater  
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cell membrane   cells outer covering  
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nucleus   enclosed within the cell membrane  
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chromosomes   controle the function of cell and repair of cell and reproduction for the body  
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genes   hereditary characteristics  
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cytoplasm   gel like substance containing cell organs called orgnaelles that carry out the essential functions a cell  
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mitochondria   provide energy needed by the cell to carry on its essential functions  
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lysosomes   contains various kinds of enzymes caapable of breaking down all the main components of cells  
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anaplasia   a change in the structure and orientation of cells characterized by a loss of differentiation and reversion to a more primitive form  
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aplasia   a developmental failure resulting in the absence of any organ or tissue  
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dysplasia   any abnormal development of tissues or organs disordered formation  
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hyperplasia   an increase in the number of cells of a body part excessive formation  
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hypoplasia   incomplete or underdeveloped organ or tissue usually the result of a decrease in the number of cells  
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neoplasia   the new and abnormal development of cells that may be benign or malignant  
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supine   lying horizontally on the back face up  
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prone   lying face down on the abdomen  
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supination   a movement that allows the palms of the hands to turn upward or forward  
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pronation   a movement that allows the palms of the hands to turn downward and backward  
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plantar   bottom of foot  
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abdominal cavity   the cavity beneath the thoracic cavity that is separated from the thoracic cavity by the diaphragm contains the liver gallbladder spleen stomach pancreas intestines and kidneys  
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abdominopelvic cavity   a term that describes the abdominal and pelvic cavity collectively refers to the space betwen the diaphragm and the groin  
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anatomical position   the standard reference position for the body as a whole person is standing with arms at the sides and palms turned forward head and feet are also pointing forward  
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anterior   front of the body or toward the belly of the body  
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cardiac muscle   the muscle that makesup the muscular wall of the heart  
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caudal   tail bone  
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cervical vertebrae   the first seven segnents of the spinal column c1-c7  
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coccyx   tail bone  
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connective tissue   tissue that supports and binds other body tissue and parts  
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cranial   skull or cranium  
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cranial cavity   contains brains  
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cytology   study of cells  
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deep   away from the surface  
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distal   away from or farthest from the trunk of the body or fathest from point of origin of the body  
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dorsal   back  
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dorsum   back posterior surface of a part  
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epigastric region   located between right and left hypochondriac regions in the upper section of the abdomen beneath the cartilage of the ribs  
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epigastric region contains   parts of right and left lobes of the liver and a major portion of the stomach  
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frontal plane   any straight line passing through the body from head to feet dividing body from front to back  
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histologist   a medical scientist who specializes in the study of tissue  
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hypochondriac region   located on the right and left upper abdomen beneath the cartilage of the lower ribs on either side of epigastric region  
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left hypochondriac region contains   small portion of stomach and a portion of the large intestine  
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right hypochondriac region contains   right lobe of the liver and gallbladder  
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hypogastric region   the middle section of the lower abdomen beneath the umbilical region  
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which organs might you find in the hypogastric region   urinary bladder portions of the small intestine and the appendix  
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inferior   below downward towards the tail or feet  
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inguinal region   right or left sides of the abdomen under the lumbar regions  
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what organs might you find in the right inguinal region   portions of small intestine and the cecum  
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what might you find in the left inguinal region   colon and small intestine  
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lateral   toward the side of the body away from the mid-line of the body  
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lumbar region   the right and left regions of the middle section of the abdomen  
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what might you find in right lumbar region   portions of the large and small intestine  
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what might you find in the left lumbar region   part of the colon and portions of the small intestine  
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lumbar vertebrae   the largest and strongest of the vertbrae of the spinal column L1-L5  
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McBurney's point   a point on the right side of the abdomen about two thirds of the distance between the umbilicus and the anterior bony prominence of the hip  
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medial   toward the mid line f the body  
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mediolateral   middle and side of a structure  
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mid line of the body   the imaginary line that is created when body divided in equal portions  
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midsagittal plane   the plane that divides the body or a structure into right and left equal portions  
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Monro's point   left side of the abdomen about halfway between the umbilicus and the anterior bony prominence of the hip  
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muscle tissue   the tissue that is capable of producing movement of the parts and organs of the body by contraction and relaxing its fibers  
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navel   the umbilicus belly button  
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nervous tissue   tissue that transmits impulses throughout the body thereby activating coordinating and controlling the any functions of the body  
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organ   tissues that are arranged together to perform a special function  
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pelvic cavity   the lower front cavity of the body  
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what might you find in the pelvic cavity   urinary bladder and reproductive organs  
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peritoneum   a specific serous membrane that covers the entire abdominal wall of the body and is refecter over the contained viscera  
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plane   imaginary slices and cuts throughout the body  
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posterior   back of body  
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proximal   toward or nearest to the trunk of the body or nearest to the point of origin of the body part  
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ribosomes   cell organs or organelles that synthesize proteins often called the cells protein factories  
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sacrum   the singular triangluar shaped bone that results from the fusion of th five individual sacral bones of the child also known as the tailbone  
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skeletal muscle   muscle that is attached to bone and is responsible for the movement of skeleton  
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smooth muscle   muscle that is found in the walls of the hollow internal organs of the body such as the stomach and intestines  
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spinal cavity   the cavity that contains the nerves of spinal cord  
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superficial   surface of the body  
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superior   a movement that allows the palms of the hands to turn upward or forward  
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system   organs that work together to perform the many function  
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thoracic cav   the second segment of vertebrae that make up the vertebrae T1-T12  
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transverse plane   cuuing across the body dividing the body in to upper and lower portions  
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umbilicus   the region of the abdoomen located in the middle section of the abdomen between the right and left lumbar regions directly beneath the epigastric region  
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ventral   pertaining to the front belly side  
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visceral   pertaining to the internal organs  
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visceral muscle   the muscle that is found in the walls of the hollow internal organs of the body such as the stomach and intestines  
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what organs might you find in the umbilicus region   portion of the transverse colon and portions of the small intestine  
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plaural forum for diagnosis   diagnoses  
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plaural forum for ganglion   ganglia  
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plaural forum for bateria   bacterium  
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oid   resembling  
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pain   dynia  
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bloody nose   rhinorrhegia  
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plaural forum of thrumbus   thrombi  
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uria   urine suffix  
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blood condition   emia  
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iner linning of cervic   endocervical  
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chronic dry skin   xeroderma  
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