Ch 1: The Basic: Define anatomical terms
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| Abdominal | Pertaining to the belly region
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| Anatomy | The body study of structures
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| Appendicular | Arms and legs of the body
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| Axial | Head, neck, and trunk of the body
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| Cranial | Cavity in the head that houses the brain
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| Greater omentum | An extension of the peritoneal membrane, that looks like a fatty apron lying over the abdominal viscera, and extends from the inferior margin of the stomach
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| Homeostasis | An internal environment the body must maintain for normal functioning
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| Meninges | 3 layers of membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord
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| Mesentery | Fold of the peritoneum (attaches organs to the posterior wall of the abdomen; contains blood vessels and nerves, going to individual organs)
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| Negative feedback | Process the body uses to reverse the direction of movement away from homeostasis
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| Parietal | Part of a serous membrane not in direct contact with a organ
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| Pelvic | Cavity in the inferior trunk that houses the urinary bladder, rectum, and reproductive organs
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| Peritoneum | Serous membrane that surrounds the organs in the abdominopelvic cavity
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| Physiology | The study of how the body's structures function
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| Pleura | Serous membrane surrounding each lung individually
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| Positive feedback | The process the body uses to increase movement away from homeostasis
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| Proximal | Closer to the connection of the body, point of attachment or origin (the elbow is proximal to the wrist)
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| Serous membrane | Double-layered membrane that contains fluid between the 2 layers
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| Thoracic | Cavity in the superior trunk (chest)
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| Visceral | Part of a serous membrane in direct contact with a organ
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