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Ms.Cabreras WHOLE BODY TERMINOLOGY

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SMALLEST, MOST NUMEROUS STRUCTURAL UNIT   CELLS  
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GROUPS OF SIMILAR CELLS   TISSUES  
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TISSUES ARRANGED TOGETHER TO PERFORM A PARTICULAR FUNCTION   ORGANS  
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ORGANIZATION OF DIFFERENT ORGANS TO PERFORM FUNCTIONS OF THE WHOLE BODY   BODY SYSTEMS  
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THE 3 TYPES OF MUSCLE TISSUES AND THEIR LOCATIONS   SKELETAL(ATTACHED TO BONE), SMOOTH(IN WALLS OF HOLLOW INTERNAL ORGANS), AND CARDIAC (MUSCULAR WALL OF HEART)  
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THE STUDY(SCIENCE) OF THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF THE BODY AND ITS ORGANS   ANATOMY  
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THE STUDY OF (SCIENCE) THE FUNCTION OF CELLS, TISSUES, AND ORGANS OF THE BODY.   PHYSIOLOGY  
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CONDITION THAT EXISTS WHEN THE INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT IS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND ALL THE ORGANS AND TISSUES OF THE BODY ARE PERFORMING THEIR APPROPRIATE TASKS.   HOMEOSTASIS  
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THE STUDY OF MECHANISMS BY WHICH THE DISEASE OCCURS, THE RESPONSE TO THE DISEASE PROCESS AND THE EFFECTS OF BOTH ON NORMAL FUNCTION   PATHOPHYSIOLOGY  
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STUDY OF STRUCTURES THAT CAN BE INSPECTED WITH THE NAKED EYE   GROSS ANATOMY  
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CYTOLOGY   THE STUDY OF CELLS  
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HISTOLOGY   THE STUDY OF TISSUES  
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WHAT ARE ANATOMICAL POSITIONS USED FOR?   TO DESCRIBE THE EXACT LOCATION WHEN CHARTING, THE BODY IS DIVIDED INTO IMAGINARY LINES.  
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THE ANATOMICAL POSITION   WHEN THE PATIENT IS STANDING ERECT WITH THE ARMS DOWN AT THE SIDES AND THE PALMS OF THE HANDS FACING FORWARDS.  
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DIVIDES THE BODY INTO UNEQUAL RIGHT AND LEFT HALVES   SAGITTAL PLANE  
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DIVIDES THE BODY INTO EQUAL RIGHT AND LEFT HALVES   MIDSAGITTAL  
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DIVIDES THE BODY INTO UPPER AND LOWER HALVES   TRANSVERSE PLANE  
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DIVIDES THE BODY INTO FRONT AND BACK   FRONTAL OR CORONAL PLANE  
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TOWARDS THE MIDLINE   MEDIAL  
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AWAY FROM THE MIDLINE   LATERAL  
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NEAREST POINT OF ATTACHMENT   PROXIMAL  
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FARTHEST FROM POINT OF ATTACHMENT   DISTAL  
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ABOVE(TRANSVERSE PLANE)   SUPERIOR  
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BELOW(TRANSVERSE PLANE)   INFERIOR  
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TOWARDS THE HEAD   CRANIAL  
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TOWARDS THE FEET   CAUDAL  
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CAVITY TOWARD THE BACK THAT CONTAINS THE SPINAL, AND CRANIAL CAVITIES   POSTERIOR/DORSAL  
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THORACIC CAVITY   CONTAINS THE HEART, AORTA, LUNGS, TRACHEA, AND ESOPHAGUS  
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CAVITY TOWARDS THE FRONT THAT CONTAINS THORACIC, ABDOMINAL, AND PELVIC CAVITIES   ANTERIOR/VENTRAL  
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HOUSES THE REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS   PELVIC CAVITY  
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3 SMALL ADDITIONAL CAVITIES   BUCCAL(MOUTH), NASAL(NOSE), ORBITAL(EYE).  
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DIVIDES THE ANTERIOR CAVITY INTO UPPER THORACIC CAVITY AND A LOWER ABDOMINOPELVIC CAVITY   DIAPHRAGM  
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CERVICAL SPINAL COLUMN   C1-C7  
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THORACIC SPINAL COLUMN   T1-T12  
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LUMBAR SPINAL COLUMN   L1-L5  
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SACRUM SPINAL COLUMN   5 BONES THAT FUSE INTO 1  
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COCCYX SPINAL COLUMN   4 BONES FUSED INTO 1  
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2 WAYS TO DIVIDE THE SECTIONS OF THE ABDOMEN   QUADRANTS AND REGIONS.  
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TOP 3 REGIONS OF THE ABDOMINAL CAVITY   HYPOCHONDRIAC, EPIGASTRIC, HYPOCHONDRIAC  
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MIDDLE 3 REGIONS OF THE ABDOMINAL CAVITY   LUMBAR REGION, UMBILICAL REGION, LUMBAR REGION  
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BOTTOM 3 REGIONS OF THE ABDOMINAL CAVITY   ILIAC, HYPOGASTRIC, ILIAC  
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THE 4 QUADRANTS   (URQ) UPPER RIGHT QUAD, (ULQ) UPPER LEFT QUAD, (LRQ) LOWER RIGHT QUAD, (LLQ) LOWER LEFT QUAD.  
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EPIGASTRIC   ABOVE THE STOMACH  
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LATERAL   ON SIDE  
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SUPINE   LAYING FACING UPWARD  
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MEDIOLATERAL   PERTAINING TO MIDLINE OF STRUCTURE.  
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PRONE   LAYING FACE DOWN  
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SUPERFICIAL   PERTAINING TO THE SURFACE OF THE BODY, OR NEAR THE SURFACE.  
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DORSAL   PERTAINING TO THE BACK/POSTERIOR  
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NEW AND ABNORMAL DEVELOPMENT OF CELLS THAT MAY BE BENIGN OR MALIGNANT   NEOPLASIA  
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A DEVELOPMENTAL FAILURE RESULTING IN THE ABSENCE OF ANY ORGAN OR TISSUE   APLASIA  
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AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF CELLS OF A BODY PART   HYPERPLASIA  
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PERTAINING TO THE SOLE OR BOTTOM OF FEET   PLANTAR  
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2 NAMES FOR BELLYBUTTON   NAVEL, UMBILICUS  
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A CHANGE IN THE STRUCTURE AND ORIENTATION OF CELLS, CHARACTERIZED BY A LOSS OF DIFFERENTIATION TO A MORE PRIMITIVE FORM   ANAPLASIA  
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ANY ABNORMAL DEVELOPMENT OF TISSUES   DYSPLASIA  
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INCOMPLETE OR UNDERDEVELOPED ORGAN OR TISSUE, USUALLY THE RESULT OF A DECREASE IN THE NUMBER OF CELLS   HYPOPLASIA  
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VISCAL   PERTAINING TO INTERNAL ORGANS  
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ABDOMINAL CAVITY CONTAINS...   STOMACH, LIVER, SPLEEN, INTESTINES, KIDNEYS, GALLBLADDER, PANCREAS  
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THORACIC CAVITY CONTAINS...   LUNGS,HEART, AORTA, ESOPHAGUS, AND TRACHEA( WINDPIPE)  
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