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A&P- Ch. 1

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What deals with the form and structures of the body and it's parts?   Anatomy  
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What deals with the function of the body and it's parts?   Physiology  
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What is the anatomy of structures so small that a microscope is required to view them clearly?   Microscopic  
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What is the anatomy that deals with body parts large enough to be seen with the unaided eyes such as organs, muscles, and bones?   Macroscopic  
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What is the study of the individual systems of the body?   Systemic  
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What is the study of the individual areas or "regions" of the body?   Regional  
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Bones and joints   Skeletal  
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Skin, hair, nails, and hooves   Integumentary  
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Central Nervous System (CNS) and peripheral nerves   Nervous  
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Heart and blood vessels   Cardiovascular  
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Lungs and air passageways   Respiratory  
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Gastrointestinal (GI) tube and accessory digestive organs   Digestive  
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Skeletal, cardiac, and smooth muscle   Muscular  
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Organs of general and special sense   Sensory  
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Endocrine glands and hormones   Endocrine  
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Kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, and urethra   Urinary  
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Male and female reproductive structures   Reproductive  
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What refers to the area towards the spine?   Dorsal  
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What refers to the area towards the belly?   Ventral  
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What plane of reference divides animals into right and left halves?   Sagittal plane  
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What plane of reference divides animals into equal right and left halves?   Median plane  
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What plane of reference divides animals into cranial and caudal halves?   Transverse plane  
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What plane of reference divides animals into dorsal and ventral halves?   Dorsal plane  
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Individual's left   Left  
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Individual's right   Right  
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Toward the head of the body   Cranial  
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Toward the tail of the body   Caudal  
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Toward the tip of the nose (on the head only)   Rostral  
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Toward the median plane   Medial  
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Away from the medial plane   Lateral  
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Toward the center (whole body or part)   Deep  
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Toward the surface (whole body or part)   Superficial  
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Toward the body (extremity only)   Proximal  
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Away from the body (extremity only)   Distal  
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"Back" of forelimb distal to carpus   Palmar  
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"Back" of hindlimb distal to tarsus   Plantar  
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"Front" of forelimb and hindlimb distal to carpus and tarpus   Dorsal  
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The "wrist"   Carpus  
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The "ankle" or hock   Tarsus  
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The knee   Stifle  
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Large bone in the upper portion of the front limb   Humerus  
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Small bone in the lower portion of the front limb that makes the point of the elbow   Ulna  
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First vertebrae in the back bone   Atlas  
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Second vertebrae in the back bone   Axis  
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Proximal to the carpus and tarsus, the front of back aspects of the legs are called?   Cranial and caudal  
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What is the idea that the left and right halves of animals' bodies are essentially mirror images of each other?   Bilateral Symmetry  
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What contains the brain and spinal cord and subdivides into the cranial cavity and spinal cavity?   Dorsal body cavity  
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What contains most of the soft organs (viscera) of the body and subdivides into the thoracic and abdominal cavities?   Ventral body cavity  
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What is the thin membrane that lines the organs in the thoracic cavity?   Visceral pleura  
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What is the thin membrane that lines the thoracic cavity?   Parietal pleura  
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What is the thin membrane that lines the organs of the abdominal cavity?   Visceral peritoneum  
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What is the thin membrane that lines the abdominal cavity?   Parietal peritoneum  
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Specific to the abdominal cavity   Peritoneum  
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Specific to the thoracic cavity   Pleura  
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What are the basic functional unit of all life and are generally specialized in nature?   Cells  
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When specialized cells group together to do the same job   Tissue  
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What is a group of tissues that works together for a common purpose?   Organs  
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What is a group of organs that have a common set of activities?   System  
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Cells that cover body systems   Epithelial  
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Holds body together and gives it support   Connective  
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Moves the body both inside and out   Muscle  
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Transmits information around the body and controls body functions   Nervous  
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What separates the thoracic cavity and the abdominal cavity?   Diaphragm  
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What is the state of normal anatomy and physiology?   Health  
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What is the maintenance of a dynamic equilibrium in the body? ("as things change they stay the same")   Homeostasis  
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