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Mod F voc wk 1
Question | Answer |
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anterior | in front of, befor |
anthropometry | the measurement of the human body: includesn the skull, bones, height, and skin fold evaluation for subcutaneous fat estimation |
apex | the pointed end of a cone-shape structure |
base | the lower part or fundation of a structure |
center | the midpoint o a body or activity |
cephalad | toward the head |
cillia | hair-llike processes that project from epithelial cells: they help propel mucus, dust particles, and other foreigh substances from the respiratory tract |
deep | far down from the surface |
distal | farthest from the center or point of origin |
dorsal | pertianing to the back side of the body |
filtration | the process of filtering or staining particles from a solution |
gene | the hereditary unit that transmits and determines one's characteristics |
horizontal | pertaining to the horizon ot or near the horison, lying flat, even, levelq |
human genome | the complete set of genes and chromosomes tucked inside each of the body's frillion s of cells |