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Anatomy   Study of Internal and External Stuctures and their relationship  
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4 Anatomy's   Gross, Regional, Systemic, Microscopic  
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Gross Anatomy   Study of structures that are visible  
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*Regional Anatomy*   Studying structures in each region.  
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*Systemic Anatomy*   Study of Organ System by Organ System  
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Microscopic Anatomy   Study of "micro" Organism.  
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Cytology   Cell Study  
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Histology   Tissue Study  
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Physiology   Function Study  
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6 levels of Organization   Cells, Tissue, Organs, Organ Systems, and Organism  
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Smallest living Organism; 200 types   Cells  
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Tissue   Group of cells that perform part of the function  
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One or more tissues makes------ & performs "specific" function   Organs  
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Organ System   Multiple Organs Peforming "multiple" Function  
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All Organ System Function together to survive and Reproduce   Organism  
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Main Cells   Skin cells, Red Blood cells, Nerve cells, Muscle Cells  
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Function of Skin cells   Creates a barrier to protect you from bacteria and infections  
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Function of Red Blood cells   Carries Oxygen  
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Function of Nerve Cells vs Function of Muscle cells   (Nerve)Transmit signals Contracts and Gets Shorter(muscle)  
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Thoracic   Chest  
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Abdominal   Abdomen  
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Antebrachial   Forearm  
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Axillary   Armpit  
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Brachial   Arm  
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Carpal   Wrist  
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Cephalic   Head  
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Cervical   Neck  
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Crural   Leg  
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Femoral   Thigh  
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Gluteal   Butt  
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Inguinal   Groin  
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Lumbar   Loin  
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Manual   Hand  
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Patellar   Kneecap  
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Pedal   Foot  
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Pelvic   Pelvis  
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Pubic   Pubis  
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Sacral   Sacrum  
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Sural   Calf  
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Tarsal   Ankle  
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Superior   Towards the Head  
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Inferior   Towards the Feet  
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Medial   Towards the Midline of the body  
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Lateral   Away from the Midline  
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Proximal   Closer to the Point of Origin  
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Distal   Away from the Point of Origin  
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Anterior(Ventral)   Towards the Belly  
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Posterior(Dorsal)   Back  
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Superficial   the surface of the body Example: Ribs are Superficial to the Liver  
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Deep   away from surface  
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Transverse Plane   PLANE runs parallel to the ground and divides the body into superior and inferior portions.  
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Frontal Plane   (ant on a post)A vertical plane that divides the body or organ into anterior and posterior portions  
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Sagittal Plane   Cuts the body into Left and right sides  
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Mid Sagittal Plane   Exactly at the Midline; A Vertical Plane that divides the body into equal right and left sides  
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Para Sagittal Plane   A vertical plane that divides the body or organ into unequal right and left sides  
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Dorsal Body Cavity   (Doors- in-the- back) Subdivided into a cranial cavity (contains brain) and Vertebral cavity(contains Spinal Cord); Located near the Posterior surface of the body. (back)  
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Ventral Body Cavity   Located in the Anterior part of the body; Subdivided into Thoracic and AbdominoPelvic cavity by the diaphragm  
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What Makes Cavity?   Membranes  
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Organs inside the Ventral Cavity is called   Viscera  
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Thoracic Cavity   Surrounded by ribs and muscles of the chest; It is subdivided into Pleural Cavity and Mediastinum.  
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Pleural Cavity   2 of them; contains lungs  
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Mediastinum   Not a cavity; It's a mass of tissue that extends from the sternum to Vertebral column; It contains the Pericardial Cavity; Also contains thymus, aorta and esophagus  
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Pericardial Cavity   Contains the heart  
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Visceral Pleura   Covers the wall of the Organ  
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Parietal Pleura   On the outisde  
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Cavity   Space between Visceral and Parietal Pleura  
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