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SportsMed

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Definition
anatomy   the study of STRUCTURE of the body (how the body IS PUT TOGETHER)  
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physiology   the study of the FUNCTION of the body (how the body WORKS)  
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organ   a structure within the body made up of TISSUES that allow it to PERFORM A PARTICULAR FUNCTION  
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cells   BASIC UNIT OF LIFE  
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tissue   a collection of similar cells and their intercellular substances that WORK TOGETHER TO PERFORM A PARTICULAR FUNCTION  
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skeletal or striated muscle   voluntary muscles that can be consciously CONTROLLED, unlike involuntary muscles that work whether the BODY IS CONSCIOUS OR UNCONSCIOUS  
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cardiac muscle   the MUSCLE OF THE HEART, adapted to continued RHYTHMIC CONTRACTION  
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smooth or visceral muscle   a muscle tissue that CONTRACTS WITHOUT VOLUNTARY CONTROL; contracts slowly and sustained over a longer time; FOUND IN INTERNAL ORGANS AND BLOOD VESSELS  
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abrasion   an OPEN WOUND, ROAD BURN, OR RUG BURN IN WHICH THE OUTER LAYER OF SKIN HAS BEEN SCRAPED OFF  
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laceration   A JAGGED TEAR IN FLESH  
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puncture wound   A SOFT TISSUE INJURY CAUSED BY THE PENETRATION OF A SHARP OBJECT  
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incision   A CLEAN, STRAIGHT, KNIFE-LIKE CUT  
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avulsion   a PAINFUL soft tissue injury in which a FLAP OF TISSUE IS TORN LOOSE OR PULLED OFF COMPLETELY  
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callus   A THICKENED, USUALLY PAINLESS, AREA OF SKIN CAUSED BY FRICTION OR PRESSURE  
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blister   A BUBBLE-LIKE COLLECTION OF FLUID BENEATH OR WITHIN THE EPIDERMIS OF SKIN  
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paresthesia   an ABDNORMAL SENSATION OF THE SKIN, such as numbness, tingling, prickling,or burning, with no APPARENT CAUSE  
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ecchymosis   RUPTURED BLOOD VESSELS IN THE SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE, NOTICEABLE BY A PURPLE DISCOLORATION OF THE SKIN  
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