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Week 7
Study Guide
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| DORSAL CAVITIES | FORM ALONG THE DORSUM OR BACK OF THE BODY EARLY IN DEVELOPMENT AS BONES GROW AROUND THE TUBE THAT EVENTUALLY FORMS OUR CENTRAL NERVOUS SYTEM |
| HYPOGASTRIC | BELOW THE STOMACH |
| DECOMPOSITION REACTION | THE BREAKDOWN OF A COPLEX SUBSTANCE INTO TWO OR MORE SIMPLER SUBSTANCES |
| ISOTOPES | OF AN ELEMENT CONTAIN THE SAME NUMBER OF PROTONS BUT DIFFERENT NUMBERS NEUTRONS |
| AUTOPHAGY | SELF EATTING |
| MICROVILLI | ARE FOUND IN EPITHELIAL CELLS THAT LINE THE INTESTINES AND OTHER AREAS WHERE ABSORPTION IS IMPORTANT. |
| ATLAS | FIRST CERVICAL VERTEBRA LACKS A BODY AND SPINOUS PROCESS SUPERIOR ARTICULATING PROCESSES ARE CONCAVE OVALS THAT ACT AS ROCKERLIKE CRADLES FOR THE CONDYLES OF THE OCCIPTAL BONE NAMED ATLAS BECAUSE IT SUPPORTS THE HEAD AS ATLAS SUPPORTS THE WORLD IN GREEK M |
| COSTAL CARTILAGE | CARTILAGE AT THE STERNAL END OF TRUE RIBS ATTACHES RIBS TO THE STERNUM |
| HYPERTENSION | EXTENDING A PART BEYOND ITS ANATOMICAL POSITION |
| SPECIAL MOVEMENT | ARE OFTEN UNIQUES OR UNUSUAL MOVEMENTS THAT OCCUR ONLY IN A VERY LIMITED NUMBER OF JOINTS |