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an introduction to the structures and functions of the body

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anatomy   show
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show cutting technique used to separate body parts for study  
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physiology   show
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disease   show
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pathology   show
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organization   show
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stuctural levels of organization in the body   show
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cells   show
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tissues   show
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organs   show
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systems   show
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show lying face upward  
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prone   show
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superior   show
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show toward the feet, lower or below  
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anterior   show
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ventral   show
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show toward the back ( can be used in place of posterior)  
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medial   show
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show toward the side of the body or away from it's midline  
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show toward or nearest the trunk of the body, or nearest the point of origin of one of it's parts.  
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distal   show
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show nearer the surface  
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show father away from the body surface  
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sagittal plane or (section)   show
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show divides the body length wise into Eaqul halfs  
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frontal (coronal)   show
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show a hrizontal or cross wise plane. divides the body or any of its parts into upper and lower portions  
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show ventral and dorsal  
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thoracic cavity   show
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show the mid potion of the thoracic cavity  
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right and left pleural cavityies   show
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abdominopelvic cavity   show
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diaphragm   show
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show a degenerative process in which the there is an generalized decrease in size or a wasting away of many body organs and tissues that affects the structure and function of many body areas  
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show the relative constancy of the internal environment  
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show a highly complex and intergrated communication control network, classified as negative or positive; negitive feedback loops are the most important and numerous homeostatic control mechanisims  
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show part of a homeostatic feedback loop thats detects (senses) changes in the physiological variable that is regulated by the feedback loop  
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control center   show
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show responding organ; for example, voluntary and involuntary muscle, the heart, and glands  
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negitive feed back loops   show
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positive feed back loops   show
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(blank)   show
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show chages and functions occuring during the early years (inprove efficiency)  
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aging process   show
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