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Exercise 2

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The study of body structures   anatomy  
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Describes the body's large parts such as muscles and bones   gross anatomy  
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The study of microscopic structures   microanatomy  
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The study of cells   cytology  
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The study of tissues   histology  
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Groups of cells coordinating their effort toward a common function   tissue  
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The study of how the body functions and of the work cells must do to keep the bosy stable and operating efficiently   physiology  
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homeo   unchanging  
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statis   standing  
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The maintenance of a relatively steady internal enviroment through physiological work   homeostatis  
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Various studies of the body in the fields of specialization in anatomy and physiology   levels of organization  
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Atoms such as carbon and hydrogen bond together and form molecules   molecular level  
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Molecules are organized into cellular structures called   organelles  
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In this position, the individual is standing erect with the feet pointed forward, the eys straight ahead, and the palms of the hands facing forward with the upper limbs at the sides   anatomical position  
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Lying on the back   supine  
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Lying face down   prone  
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above   superior  
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below   inferior  
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in front of or forward   anterior  
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in back of or toward the back   posterior  
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head or toward head region   cranial\cephalic  
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toward tail\coccyx   caudal  
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back   dorsal  
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belly (front)   ventral  
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toward midline   medial  
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away from midline   lateral  
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nearer   proximal  
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farther away   distal  
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close to the surface   superficial  
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farther away from the surface   deep  
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forehead (frontal)   frons  
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nose (nasal)   nasus  
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eye (orbital or ocular)   auris  
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cheeck (buccal)   bucca  
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neck (cervical)   cervicis  
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thorax, chest (thoracic)   thoracis  
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breast (mammary)   mamma  
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abdominal   abdomen  
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navel (umbilical)   umbilicus  
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pelvic   pelvis  
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hand (manual)   manus  
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groin (inguinal)   inguen  
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pubic   pubis  
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thigh (femoral)   femur  
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foot (pedal)   pes  
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great toe   hallux  
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toes (digital or phalangeal)   digits or phalanges  
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ankle (tarsal)   tarsus  
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leg (crural)   crus  
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kneecap (patellar)   patella  
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fingers (digital or phalangeal   digits or phalanges  
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thumb   pollex  
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palm (palmar)   palma  
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wrist (carpal)   carpus  
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forearm (antebrachial)   antebrachium  
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front of elbow   antecubitis  
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arm (brachial)   brachium  
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armpit (axillary)   axilla  
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chin (mental)   mentis  
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mouth (oral)   oris  
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head (chepalic)   chephalon  
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what is the trunk?   thoracis, mamma,abdomen,umbilicus, pelvis  
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what is the cephalon   cranium, facies  
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skull (cranial)   cranium  
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face (facial)   facies  
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acromial   acromion  
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back (dorsal)   dorsum  
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back of elbow (olecranal)   olecranon  
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loin (lumbar)   lumbus  
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buttock (gluteal)   gluteus  
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back of knee (popliteal)   poplitues  
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calf (sural)   sura  
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heel of foot (calcaneal)   calcaneus  
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sole of foot (plantar)   planta  
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what major regions of the upper limb?   acromion, dorsum, olecranon, lumbus  
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what major regions of the lower limb?   glutues, popliteus, sura, calcaneus, planta  
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__________ sections are perpendicular to the vertical orientation of the body   transverse  
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transverse sections are also called   cross sections  
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_________ sections are parallel to the _______ axis of the body and include sagittal and frontal section   vertical  
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____________ vertical section divides a body or organ into the right and left portions   sagittal  
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________ vertical section equally divides structures   midsagittal  
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__________ vertical section produces nearly equal divisions   parasagittal  
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_______ vertical section seperates anterior and posterior structures   frontal, coronal  
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_________ us the space within the oval cranium of the skull that encases and protects the delicate brain   cranial cavity  
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___________is a long, slender canal that passes through the vertebral column that encases the spinal cord   spinal cavity  
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the brain and spinal cord are contained within the _______, a protective three layer membrane   meninges  
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_________ also called the ______is the entire space of the body trunk anterior to the vertebral column and posterior to the sternum (breastbone) and the abdominal muscle wall   ventral body cavity, coelom  
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Walls made of muscle and bone...contains heart, lungs, trachea, larynx, esophagus, thymus gland, many large blood vessels   thoracic cavity  
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Contains the lungs   Pleural cavities  
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Portion of the thoracic cavity that contains the heart, its large vessels, thymus, trachea, and esophagus   mediastinum  
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contains the heart   Pericardial cavity  
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At the top is separated by the thoracic cavity by the diaphragm The floor of the pelvis makes up the bottom of this cavity   abdominopelvic cavity  
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Most of the digestive organs   abdominal  
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Internal reproductive organs, rectum, bladder, parts of the large intestine   pelvic  
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Attached to the organ   Visceral layer  
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Lines wall of cavity the organ is in Superficial to the visceral layer   Parietal layer  
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Between the layers Lubricant Reduces friction between the layers as the organ moves   serous fluid  
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Attached to surface of the heart Pericardial cavity Space between these 2 layers   Visceral pericardium  
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Attached to diaphragm and supportive tissues of the thoracic cavity   Parietal pericardium  
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Space between these 2 layers   Pericardial cavity  
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Attaches to the surface of the lung   Visceral pleura  
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Lines the thoracic wall   Parietal pleura  
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Lines organ surfaces   Visceral peritoneum  
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Has many folds that wrap around and attach abdominal organs to posterior abdominal wall   Parietal peritoneum  
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Located outside the peritoneum   Kidneys are called retroperitoneal  
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