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BHS Anatomy semester test

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frontal bone   forehead bone  
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illium   top, broad part of the hip bone  
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lumbar vertebrae   lowest vertebrae in the spine  
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maxilla   upper jaw  
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occipital bone   bone which forms the back and base of the skull and encircles the spinal cord  
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humerus   upper arm bone  
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ischium   part of the hip bone  
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mandible   lower jaw  
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metacarpals   bones in your hand  
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patella   knee bone  
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pelvic girdle   base of the pelvis  
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radius   thumb side of arm  
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scapula   shoulder blade  
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shoulder girdle   scapula and clavical bone  
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sternum   thickened ventral plate on each segment of the body of the arthoped  
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suture   line where skull bones come together  
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temporal bones   side of skull that encloses the ear  
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thoracic vertebrae   mid spine  
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thorax   neck to pelvis  
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tibia   largest lower leg bone  
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ulna   pinky side arm bone  
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vertebrae   discs that make up the spine  
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zygomatic bone   cheeck and eye socket bone  
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diaphysis   shaft of a long bone  
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elastic cartilage   cartilage with eleastic as well as collagenous fibers; provides elasticity and firmness  
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endochondral ossification   process by which bones are formed by replacement of cartilage models  
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epiphyseal plate   cartilage plate that is between the epiphyseal and allows growth to occur  
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fibro cartilage   cartilage with the greatest number of collagenous fibers; strongest and most durable type of cartilage  
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haversian systems   circular arrangements of calcified matrix and cells that gibe microscopic bone its characteristic appearance  
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hyaline cartilage   most common type of cartilage; appears gelatinous and glossy  
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intramembranous ossification   process by which most flat bones are formed within connective tissue membranes  
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trabeculae   needle-like threads of spongy bone that surround a network of spaces  
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osteocyte   bone cell  
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perichondrium   fibrous covering of cartilage structures  
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periosteum   porous bone in the end of the long bone which may be filled with marrow  
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articular cartilage   layer of hyaline cartilage covering the joint surfaces of epiphyes  
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bone matrix   intercellar substance of bone tissue consisting of collagen fibers ground substance and inorganic salts  
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cancellous bone   bone containing trabeculae  
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cartilage   a speccialized fibrous connective tissue that has the consistency of a firm plastic or gristle like gel  
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chondrocytes   gartilage cell  
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compact bone   bone that contains structural units called haversian systems  
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smooth muscle   non voluntary mscles  
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squamous   scale like  
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stratified epithelium   epithelium made up of a series of layers, the cells of each varying in size and shape. Also called laminated epithelium  
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thrombocytes   platelets; play a part in blood clotting  
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tissue   group of similar cells that perform a common function  
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transitional epithelium   stratified epithelium in which the individual layers are formed by a transformation of the cells from the layer below  
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ossification   the formation of or conversion into bone; state of being ossified  
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medullary cavity   hollow area inside the diaphysis of the bone that contains yellow bone marrow  
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osteblasts   bone forming cell  
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osteoclasts   bone abosrbing cell  
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osteocyte   bone cell  
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phagocytes   white blood cells that engulf micro organisms and digest them  
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plasma   liquid part of blood  
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proteoglycan   large molecule made up of protein strand that forms a backbone to which are attached many carbohydrate molecules  
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pseudo stratified columnar   epithelium made up of cells that reach the basement membrane and appear to be stratified because their nuclei are at different levels  
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reticular tissue   fine net like tissue  
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secretion   process by which a substance is related outside the cell  
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simple epithelium   epithelium made up of one layer of cells  
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skeletal muscle   muscles under voluntary control  
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endoderm   innermost germ layer, gives rise to digestive and urinary structures  
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endothelium   line sufaces of the entire circulatory system and the vessels of the lymphatic system  
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epithelial tissue   covers teh body and its parts  
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exocrine   secreting into a duct as in glands that secrete their products via ducts onto a surface or into a cavity  
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macrophage   phagocytic cell in the immunie system  
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mesoderm   middle primary germ layer; gives rise to muscle and bone and blood vessels  
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apocrine glands   glands that collect secretions near apex of cell then repease by pinching off distended end; mammary glands  
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muscle tissue   specialized tissue type that produces movement  
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nervouse tissue   specalized tissue type consisting of neurons and glia that provides rapid communication and control of body function  
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cardiac muscle tissue   specialized mscle that makes up the heart  
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chondrocyte   cartilage cell  
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collagen   principle organic constitute of connective tissue  
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columnar cell   cell classification by shape in which cells are higher than they are wide  
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compact bone   dense bone  
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connective tissue   most abundant tissue in the body  
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cubical cell   cells resemble ube  
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cutaneous membrane   primary organ of the integument system; the skin  
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ectoderm   outer most of the primary germ layers that devels early in pregnancy  
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endocrine   secreting into blood or tissue fluid rather than into a duct  
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transverse plane   divides body into upper and lower  
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ventral cavity   includes thoracic cavity and abdominal pelvic cavity  
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visceral   toward the internal organs  
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absorption   passage of a substance through a membrane such as a skin of mucosa  
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adipocytes   fat cell  
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adipose   fat tissue  
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avascular   free of blood cells  
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basement membrane   connective tissue layer of the serous membrane that hold and spports epithelial cells  
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blastocyst   stage of developing embryo that implants in uterine wall  
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cancellous bone tissue   cone containing trabecuale  
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pathology   study of diseased body structures  
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physiology   scientific study of an organism's body function  
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posterior   located behind  
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proximinal   nearest to the center of the body  
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sagittal plane   longitudal plane divides body into left and right  
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somatotype   classification of body type determined on the basis of certain physical characteristics  
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superficial   near the body surface  
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superior   higher  
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system   group of organs that function as a team  
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tissue   group of similar cells that perform a common function  
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inferior   lower  
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intracellular control   level of homeostatic control of body processes that occurs within cells  
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intrinsic control   control of body processes that occurs within a particular tissue or organ  
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lateral   toward the side  
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medial   towards the middle  
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medullary   center of a structure  
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metabolism   set of chemical processes by which life is made possible  
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organ   group of several tissue types that together perform a special function  
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organelle   any of many cell organs or organized structures  
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organism   any living entity considered as a whole  
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abdominal pelvic cavity   term used to descibe the single cavity containing the abdominal and pelvic organs  
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anatomical position   the standard reference position for the body  
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anatomy   the study of the structure of an organism and the relationships of its part  
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anterior   front or ventral  
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bilateral symmetry   cncept of right and left sides of the nody being approximate mirror images of each other  
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coronal plane   frontal plane  
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distal   toward the end of the structure  
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dorsal cavity   body cavity that includes the cranial and spinal cavity  
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extrinsic control   style of physiological regulation in which control center is outside the tissue being regulated  
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homeostatis   relative consistancy of the normal body's internal environment  
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