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Anatomy Midterm

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Anatomy   Study of the structure of the Body  
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Physiology   study of the function of the body  
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Gross anatomy   study of the body with the naked eye  
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microscopic anatomy   requires the use of a microscope  
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cytology   study of cells  
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histology   study of tissues  
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systematic   all organs with related functions studied together  
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regional   all structures in a single region are studied regardless of function  
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pathological   deal with the structure changes in cells, tissues, and organs, caused by disease  
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topographical   study of shapes and marking called landmarks on the surface of the body  
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superior   toward the head or upper part of the structure  
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inferior   away from the head end or towards the lower part of the structure  
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anterior   toward or at the front of the body  
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posterior   toward or at the back end of the body  
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medial   toward or at the midline of the body, on the inner side  
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lateral   away from the midline, outer sides of the body  
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intermediate   between a more medial and lateral structure  
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proximal   closer to the origin of the body part  
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distal   further from the origin of the body part  
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superficial   surface of the body  
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deep   internal, away from the surface  
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frontal   divides the body into anterior and posterior sides  
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transverse   horizontally divides the body into superior and inferior parts  
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sagittal   divides the body into right and left parts vertically  
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midsagittal   vertically right down the middle (median)  
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axial region   head, neck, and trunk  
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trunk   thorax, abdomen, pelvic  
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ventral body cavity   thoracic and abdominopelvic cavity peritoneal cavity  
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thoracic cavity   pleural cavity (lungs) mediastinum (heart) pericardial (surrounds the heart)  
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abdominopelvic cavity   abdominal (digestive organs) pelvic (bladder reproductive organs) peritoneal cavity (  
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dorsal   body cavity where spinal column and skull are located  
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cranial   brain  
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vertebral   spinal chord  
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pericardial cavity   cavity that surrounds the heart  
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pleural cavity   cavity that surrounds the lung  
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peritoneal cavity   surrounds organs in the abdominalpelvic region  
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parietal serosa   outer wall of the cavity (parietal pluerae) (parietal pericardium) (parietal peritoneum)  
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visceral serosa   serous membrane located directly on the visceral organ  
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serous fluid   protective fluid used for lubrication between visceral and parietal serosa  
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9 abdominal regions   (right left hypochondriac) epigastric (right and left lumbar) umbilical (right and left illiac) hypogastric  
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4 abdominal quadrants   upper left and right lower left and right  
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what divides the two ventral cavities   diaphragm  
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two parts of the thoracic cavity   mediastinum (contains pericardium) and pleura  
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outer wall of a serous cavity   parietal serosa  
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inner wall of a serous cavity   visceral serosa  
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biological catalysts   enzymes  
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mechanism by which particles enter a cell   endocytosis  
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primary nonspecific defense mechanism of the host, an example of endocytosis   phagocytosis  
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mechanism that moves substances out of the cell   exocytosis  
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site of protein synthesis   ribosomes  
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network within the cytoplasm   endoplasmic reticulum  
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cell membrane factory   rough ER  
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stores ionic calcium in the cell   rough ER  
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site of lipid metabolism in the cell   smooth ER  
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post office of the cell   golgi apparatus  
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powerhouse of the cell   mitochondria  
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membrane-walled sacs that contain digestive enzymes   lysosomes  
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cell skeleton   cytoskeleton  
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control center of the cell   nucleus  
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tissue responsible for covering and lining   epithelial tissue  
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tissue responsible for support   connective tissue  
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tissue responsible for movement   muscle tissue  
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tissue responsible for control/communication   nervous tissue  
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one layer of cells in epithelial tissue   simple  
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more than one layer of cells in epithelial tissue   stratified  
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cells wider than tall, plate-like   squamous  
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cells as wide as they are tall   cuboidal  
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cells that are taller than they are wide   columnar  
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ducts that carry products to an epithelial surface or into a body cavity   exocrine gland  
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ductless glands that secrete substances directly into the blood stream   endocrine gland  
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organ that functions for both exocrine and endocrine   pancreas  
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most diverse and abundant tissue   connective tissue  
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4 types of connective tissue   connective tissue proper, cartilage, bone, blood  
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three types of membranes that combine epithelial and connective tissue   1) cutaneous membrane, 2) mucous membrane, 3) serous membrane  
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striated and voluntary muscle tissue   skeletal muscle  
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striated and involuntary muscle tissue   cardiac muscle  
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non-striated and involuntary muscle tissue   smooth muscle  
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two layers of skin   epidermis, dermis  
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layer of skin classified as stratified squamous epithelial tissue   epidermis  
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layer of skin classified as connective tissue   dermis  
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lies deep to the skin and is not considered part of the skin   hypodermis  
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most abundant cell type in the epidermis, produces keratin   keratinocytes  
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epidermal cell type which produces a dark skin pigment   melanocytes  
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epidermal cell type associated with a sensory nerve ending, receptor for touch   merkel cells  
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epidermal cell type that uses endocytosis to take up antigens, immune system   langerhans cells  
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superficial layer of the dermis   papillary layer  
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papillary layer of dermis composed of ______ connective tissue   areolar  
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deep layer of the dermis   reticular layer  
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reticular layer of dermis composed of _______ connective tissue   dense irregular  
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is dermis vascularized?   yes  
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two names for hypodermis   superficial fascia, subcutaneous layer  
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two tissue types in hypodermis   areolar and adipose connective tissue  
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flexible strand of dead hard keratin   hair  
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two parts of a hair   root, shaft  
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sebaceous glands occur everywhere on the body except   palms and soles  
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sebaceous glands secrete   sebum  
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another name for sweat gland   sudoriferous gland  
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true sweat is   99% water, some NaCl and metabolic wastes  
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sweat gland that produces true sweat   eccrine gland  
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larger of the sweat glands, produce sweat with fatty substances and proteins   apocrine gland  
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scale-like modification of epidermis, made of hard keratin   nails  
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Appendicular region   4 limbs  
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cervical   neck  
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acromial   point of shoulder  
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antecubital   front of elbow  
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antibrachial   forearm  
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pollex   thumb  
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patellar   front of knee  
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tarsal   ankle  
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orbital   eye  
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buccal   cheek  
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mental   chin  
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sternal   breastbone  
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thoracic   chest  
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umbilical   naval  
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inguinal   groin  
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femoral   thigh  
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hallux   big toe  
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olecranal   back of elbow  
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sacral   between hips  
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popliteal   heel  
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plantar   sole of foot  
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three organs found in mediastinum   heart, trachea, esophagus  
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