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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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adip/o

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fat

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aer/o

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air

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anter/o

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front

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brachi/o

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arm

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bucc/o

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cheek

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caud/o

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tail

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cephal/o

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head

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cervic/o

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neck

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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crin/o

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to secrete

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crur/o

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leg

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cutane/o

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skin

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dist/o

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away from

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dors/o

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back

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epitheli/o

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epithelium

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glute/o

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buttock

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hal/o

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to breathe

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hist/o

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tissue

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infer/o

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below

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inguin/o

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groin

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later/o

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side

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lingu/o

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tongue

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lumb/o

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loin (low back)

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lymph/o

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lymph

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medi/o

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middle

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muscul/o

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muscle

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orth/o

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straight

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or/o

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mouth

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pariet/o

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cavity wall

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ped/o

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foot

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pelv/o

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pelvis

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peritone/o

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peritoneum

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pleur/o

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pleura

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poster/o

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back

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proct/o

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rectum and anus

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proxim/o

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near to

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pub/o

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genital region

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rect/o

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rectum

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spin/o

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spine

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super/o

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above

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thec/o

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sheath (meninges)

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thorac/o

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chest

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topic/o

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a specific area

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ur/o

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urine

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urin/o

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urine

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vagin/o

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vagina

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vascul/o

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blood vessel

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ven/o

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vein

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ventr/o

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belly

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vertebr/o

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vertebra

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viscer/o

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internal organ

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Four types of tissue

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muscular, epithelial, connective, and nervous

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3 types of muscles

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skeletal, smooth, cardiac

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sagittal plane

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splits in left and right sections

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frontal/ coronal plane

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divides body into front and back

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traverse/ horizonal plane

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runs parallel to ground

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abdominal region

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abdomen

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brachial region

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upper extremities or arms

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cephalic region

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head

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cervical region

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neck

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crural region

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lower extremities (LE) or legs

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dorsum

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back

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gluteal region

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buttocks

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pelvic region

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pelvis

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pubic region

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region containing external genitals

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thoracic region

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chest

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trunk

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all body regions other than head, neck, and extremities

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vertebral region

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overlies spinal column or vertebrae

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right hypochondriac region(tic tac toe)

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upper left

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right lumbar region (Tic tac toe)

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left middle

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right inguinal region(TTT)

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lower left

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epigastric region (TTT)

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upper center

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umbilical region (TTT)

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center

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hypogastric region

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bottom center

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left hypochondriac region

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upper right

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left lumbar region

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right center

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left inguinal region

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right bottom

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