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positions/cavities/etc

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Anatomical position   Body is erect with palms facing up. facing the observer.  
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superior   towards the head  
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inferior   away from the head  
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anterior   front of the body  
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posterior   back of the body  
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proximal   towards the point of attachment  
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distal   away from point of attachment  
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medial   closer to the midline  
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lateral   farther away from the midline  
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superficial   towards the surface of the body  
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deep   farther away from the body  
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visceral   membrane that covers the organ  
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parietal   membrane that covers the body cavity  
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supine   body face up  
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prone   body face down  
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sagittal   divides body into right/left positions  
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midsagittal   divides body into equal right/left portions  
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coronal   divides body into front/back  
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transverse   right to left, dividing body  
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longitudinal   cut length wise on a cylindrical body part  
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oblique   neither parallel nor at a right angle  
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cranium   brain case  
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cervical region   neck  
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thorax   chest  
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abdomen   abdominal  
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axilla   armpit  
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brachium   upper arm  
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femoral region   thigh  
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plantar surface   sole of foot  
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neuro   nerve  
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myo   muscle  
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gastric   stomach  
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hepatic   live  
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renal   kidney  
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osteo   bone  
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chondro   cartelidge  
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pleural   lung  
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cardiac   heart  
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dorsal body cavity   vertebral and cranial cavities  
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cavities largest to smallest - lungs   thoracic- plueral  
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cavities largest to smallest - heart   thoracic - mediastinum - pericardium  
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cavities largest to smallest - urinary bladder   thoracic - abdominal pelvic- abdominal  
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cavities largest to smallest - brain   dorsal crainial  
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atom   smallest particle of an element  
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atom consist of a central   nucleus  
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the nucleus of an atom is made up of positively charged ( 2 answers )   protons and neutrons  
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surrounding the nucleus is an area of mostly empty space that is effectively occupied by the negative   electrons  
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some atoms lose or gain electrons, becoming electrically charged atoms called   ions  
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how many electrons can the outer shell hold   eight  
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two atoms of the same element are called   isotope  
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atoms join together by bonding to form   molecules  
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there are two major types of bonds in molecules which are -   ionic and covalent  
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list the levels of organization from smallest to largest   atom - molecule- macromolecule - organelle- cell - tissue - organ - organ system - organism  
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negative feedback loop   the net effect is the output of the system shuts off the original stimulus  
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example of negative feedback loop   low/high blood sugar  
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positive feedback loop   the effects of a small disturbance on a system include an increase in the magnitude of the perturbation  
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all of the chemical reactions and processes occurring in an organism are called   metabolism  
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positive feedback loop example   childbirth  
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