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Chapter 2 Anatomical Organization Flashcards

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Abdomin/o

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Abdomen

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Aden/o

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Gland

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Med/o

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Middle

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Adip/o

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Fat

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My/o

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Muscle

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Aris/o

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Unequal (In Size)

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Neur/o

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Nerve

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Anter/o

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Front

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Nucle/o

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Nucleus

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Bol/o

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To Cast (Throw)

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Path/o

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Disease

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Caud/o

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Tail

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Pelv/o

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Pelvis (Hip)

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Cervic/o

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Neck

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Peritone/o

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Peritoneum

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Chondr/o

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Cartilage

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Pharyng/o

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Pharynx; Throat

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Chrom/o

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Color

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Poster/o

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Back; Behind

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Coccyg/o

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Tailbone

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Prot/o

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First

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Crani/o

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Skull

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Proxim/o

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Nearest

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Crin/o

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To Secrete

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Rhin/o

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Nose

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Cyt/o

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Cell

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Sacr/o

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Sacrum

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Dist/o

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Far; Distant

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Sarc/o

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Connective Tissue

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Dors/o

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Back of Body

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Spin/o

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Spine; Backbone

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Duct/o

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To Lead or Carry

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Stern/o

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Sternum

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Hist/o

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Tissue

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Thel/o

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Nipple

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Inguin/o

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Groin

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Thorac/o

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Chest

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Kary/o

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Nucleus

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Trache/o

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Trachea; Windpipe

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Laryng/o

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Larynx; Voice Box

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Umbilic/o

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Umbilicus; Navel

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Later/or

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Side

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Vertebr/o

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Vertebrae; Backbones

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Lumb/o

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Lower Back

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Viscer/o

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Viscera; Internal Organs

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a-, an-

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no; not; without

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hypo-

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deficient; below; under; less than normal

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ana-

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up

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inter-

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between

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cata-

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down

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meta-

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change

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endo-

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in; within

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neo-

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new

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epi-

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above; upon; on

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-tomy

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incision; process of cutting

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-algia

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pain

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-plasia

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development; formation; growth

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-centesis

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surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas

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-plasm

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formation

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-ectomy

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removal; excision; resection

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-ism

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process; condition

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-oma

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tumor; mass; fluid collection

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-ist

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specialist

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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-itis

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inflammation

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-somes

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bodies

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-logy

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study of

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-ac, -al, -ar, -iac, -ic, -ical, -ior, -ose, -eal

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pertaining to

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c

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With

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s

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Without

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IVD

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Intervertebral Disk (Disc)

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MM

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Mucous Membranes

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CBA

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Cat Bite Abscess

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neg or - (in circle)

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Negative

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DHLPP-C

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Distemper, Hepatitis, Leptospirosis, Parvovirus, Parainfluenza, Coronavirus

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pos or + (in circle)

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Positive

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ET Tube

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Endotracheal Tube

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pt

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Patient

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FeLV

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Feline Leukemia Virus

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P.T.

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Physical Therapy

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FIP

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Feline Infectious Peritonitis

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RV

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Rabies Vaccine

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FIV

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Feline Immunodeficiency Virus

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stat

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Immediately

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FVRCP

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Feline Viral Rhinotracheitis, Calicivirus, Panleukopenia

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V/D

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Vomiting/Diarrhea or Ventral/Dorsal

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HBC

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Hit By Car

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Anabolism

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Process of building up complex proteins from simpler substances

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Catabolism

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Process of breaking down complex foods into simpler substances

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Metabolism

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The total of the chemical processes in a cell: anabolism + catabolism

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Cytoplasm

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Material inside the cell membrane that surrounds the nucleus

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Nucleus

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The control center of the cell that contains chromosomes

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Vacuole

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Fluid-filled cavity containing food, water, or waste products

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Tissues

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Groups of similar cells working together for a specific function

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Adipose tissue

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Collection of fat cells

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Connective tissue

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Binds and supports various structures

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Epithelial tissue consists of:

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epithelium, endothelium, and mesothelium

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Epithelium

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Lines external and internal body surfaces

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Endothelium

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Lines organs and blood vessels

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Mesothelium

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Lines cavities

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Muscle tissue consists of:

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Skeletal muscle, Cardiac muscle, and Visceral muscle

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Skeletal muscle

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Striated, voluntary muscle controlling movement

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Cardiac muscle

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Striated, involuntary muscle controlling the heart

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Visceral musscle

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Smooth, involuntary muscle controlling the internal organs

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Nerve tissue

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Cells that conduct electrical impulses all over the body

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Organ

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Different tissues working together for a specific function

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System

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Group of different organs working together for a complex function

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Cavity

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Different areas that contain organs working together

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Anatomy

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The form and structure of the body

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Benign

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Not malignant, non-invasive; not spreading

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Cartilage

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Flexible connective tissue attached to bones at a joint

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Diaphragm

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Thin, muscular partition separating the thoracic and abdominal cavities

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Endocrine glands

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Glands that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream

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Exocrine glands

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Glands that secrete chemicals through tube everywhere in the body

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Larynx

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Voice box

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Lavage

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Irrigation or washing out of an organ or cavity

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Malignant

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Tending to become progressively worse

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Membrane

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Thin layer of tissue that covers a surface, lines a cavity, or divides a space or an organ

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Peritoneum

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Membrane surrounding the organs in the abdomen

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Pharynx

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Throat

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Physiology

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Study of the body’s function

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Trachea

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Windpipe

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Umbilicus

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Navel

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Ureter

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Tube that carries urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder

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Urethra

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Tube that carries urine from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body

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Viscera

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Internal organs

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Evisceration

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Displacement of internal organs outside the cavity that should contain them

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Hernia

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Abnormal protrusion of an organ or tissue through the structure that should contain it

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Prolapse

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Abnormal protrusion of an organ or tissue through a natural opening

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Dorsal

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Pertaining to the back; closer to the back; away from the ground

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Ventral

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Pertaining to the belly; closer to the belly; toward the ground

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Cranial

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Pertaining to the head; closer to the head

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Caudal

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Pertaining to the tail; closer to the tail

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Medial

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Pertaining to middle; closer to the median plane; closer to the midline

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Lateral

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Pertaining to the side; further from the median plane; further from the midline

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Proximal

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Pertaining to the beginning; nearer the point of attachment

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Distal

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Pertaining to far from the beginning; farther from the point of attachment

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Superficial

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Nearer the surface of the body

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Deep

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Farther from the surface of the body

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Plantar

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Pertaining to the caudal surface of the rear paw (pes) and tarsus

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Palmar

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Pertaining to the caudal surface of the front paw (manus) and carpus

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Rostral

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Pertaining to the nose; closer to the nose

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Anterior

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Pertaining to the front side of the body

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Posterior

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Pertaining to the back side of the body

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Dorsal plane

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Divides the body into a belly side (ventral) and a back side (dorsal)

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Median plane (Midsagittal)

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Divides the body into equal right and left halves

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Sagittal plane

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Divides the body into unequal right and left sides

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Transverse plane

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Divides the body into cranial and caudal halves

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Intervertebral disk

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Cartilage pad between vertebrae used for cushion and support

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Spinal cord

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Nervous tissue within the spinal cavity

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Spinal column

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Bones surrounding the spinal cavity

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Vertebra

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Back bone

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Vertebrae

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Back bones

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