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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
1
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The process by which food is burned to release energy

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Catabolism

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Part of the cell where formation of proteins occurs

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Endoplasmic reticulum

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Sum of the chemical processes in a cell

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Metabolism

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Picture of nuclear structures arranged in numerical order

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Karyotype

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Part of cell where catabolism primarily occurs

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Mitochondria

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Genes are composed of

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Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)

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Muscular wall separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities

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Diaphragm

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The space in the chest between the lungs is the

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Mediastinum

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Throat

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Pharynx

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Sarcoma

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Malignant tumor of flesh tissue

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Craniotomy

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Incision of the skull

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A histologist studies

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Tissues

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The pleural cavity is the

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Space between the membranes around the lungs

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Visera

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Internal organs

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15
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Structure in the trachea

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Larynx

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The tailbone is the

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Coccyx

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The RUQ contains the

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Liver

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A disk is

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A piece of cartilage between backbones

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Pertaining to the abdomen

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Abdominal

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Pertaining to fat

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Adipose

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Pertaining to the front

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Anterior

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Process of casting up (building up or synthesizing process in a cell)

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Anabolism

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Pertaining to the neck

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Cervical

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Tumor of cartilage

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Chondroma

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Flesh tumor (malignant) of cartilage

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Chondrosarcoma

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Color bodies; contain genetic material and are located in the nucleus of the cell

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Chromosomes

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Pertaining to the tailbone

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Coccygeal

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Incision of the skull

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Craniotomy

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Contents (formation) of the cell (apart from the nucleus and cell membrane)

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Cytoplasm

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Pertaining to far (from the beginning of a structure)

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Distal

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Pertaining to the back

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Dorsal

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Study of tissues

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Histology

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Pertaining to the ilium

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Iliac

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Pertaining to the groin

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Inguinal

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Picture (classification) of the nucleus (and its chromosomes)

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Karyotype

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Pertaining to the side

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Lateral

37
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Pertaining to the lumbar and sacral regions

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Lumbosacral

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State of building up (anabolism) and breaking down (catabolism); processes in a cell

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Metabolism

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Pertaining to between the vertebrae

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Intervertebral

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Pertaining to under the rib cartilages (area of the abdomen)

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Hypochondriac regions

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Pertaining to above the stomach

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Epigastric

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Process of casting down; breaking down material in the cell to release energy

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Catabolism

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Pertaining to casting up; building up substances (proteins) in the cell

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Anabolic

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Pertaining to internal organs

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Visceral

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Pertaining to the vertebrae

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Vertebral

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Pertaining to the belly side of the body

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Ventral

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Pertaining to the naval

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Umbilical

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Pertaining to the windpipe

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Tracheal

49
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Incision of the chest

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Thoracotomy

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Pertaining to the chest

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Thoracic

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Cell covering the surface of skin and inner lining of body cavities and tubes

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Epithelial cell

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Pertaining to the spine, backbone

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Spinal

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Tumor of flesh tissue (malignant)

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Sarcoma

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Pertaining to the sacrum (lower back)

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Sacral

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Pertaining to near the beginning of a structure

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Proximal

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Pertaining to the back, behind

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Posterior

57
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Pertaining to the hip bone

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Pelvic

58
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Pertaining to the nucleus

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Nucleic

59
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Pertaining to the middle

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Medial

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