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Everest 345 mod f week 1

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cyt/o   cell  
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chrom/o   color  
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ect/o   outside, external  
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endo/o   inside, inner  
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home/o   same, unchanged  
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-ology   study of  
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pre-   before, in front of  
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fus-   spindle  
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-ion   process, state, condition  
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physi/o   physical, nature  
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-osis   abnormal condition, disease  
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-al   pertaining to  
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viscer-   internal organ  
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-tropic   turning  
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-some   body  
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anatomy   the science of form and structure of the body  
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physiology   the study of the nature and function of living organisms  
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metabolism   the sum of all the chemical and physcial processes by which organized substances are built and maintained  
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catabolism   breaking down complex substances into simple compounds  
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anabolism   building up of complex substances from simple compounds  
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assimilation   conversion of food material into living tissue  
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differentiation   to recognize one thing from another  
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reproduction   process of when a living thing produces a new individual  
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respiration   the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the atmosphere and the body cells  
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digestion   converting food into chemicals that can be absorbed by the body  
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absorption   taking in by chemical action  
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circulation   movement in circular motion so to return to origin of start  
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excretion   expulsion of any matter  
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homeostasis   state of equilibrium in the body's environment  
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superior   above, directed upward  
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inferior   below, lower  
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anterior   front  
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ventral   pertains to abdomen  
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posterior   back  
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chromosome   microscopic bodies that carry the genes that determine hereditary characteristics  
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dorsal   towards the back  
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medial   towards the midline  
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lateral   towards the side  
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proximal   nearest the point of origin  
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distal   farther from point of origin  
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superficial   near the surface  
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peripheral   away from the center  
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deep   situated far beneath the surface  
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cortex   outer layer of an organ  
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medulla   inner most part of an organ  
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sagittal   dividing the body into right and left  
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coronal   pertaining to the head  
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transverse   divides body into upper and lower  
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erect   to be straight  
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prone   laying face down  
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supine   lying with face upward  
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epigastric   above the stomach  
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occipital   back of the head  
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orbital   eye socket  
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buccal   cheek  
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cervical   neck  
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scapular   shoulder  
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axillary   armpit  
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sternal   pertaining to the sternum  
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mammary   breast  
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gluteal   buttocks  
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antecubital   anterior bend of the elbow  
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palmar   hollow surface of the hand  
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femoral   thigh  
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patellar   kneecap  
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popliteal   area behind the knee  
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planter   sole of the foot  
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umbilical   naval area  
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unilateral   affect only one side  
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systemic   affect the entire body  
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LUQ   left upper quadrant  
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LLQ   left lower quadrant  
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RUQ   right uper quadrant  
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RLQ   right lower quadrant  
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