Chapter 2 Body Structure Flashcards

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Anterior

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Toward the front of the body, organ, or structure

Anter=anterior, front
-ior=pertaining to

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Anteroposterior

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Pertaining to the front and back of the body or passing from the front to the back of the body

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Inferior

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Pertaining to below, lower, or toward the tail

Infer= lower, below
-ior=pertaining to

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Scan

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Process of using a moving device or a sweeping beam of radiation to produce images of an internal area, organ, or tissue of the body.

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Cellular level

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Molecules combine to form cells, the basic structural and functional units of the body

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Tissue level

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Groups of cells that work together to perform a specialized function

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Organ level

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Structures that are composed of two or more different types of tissue; they have specific functions and usually have recognizable shapes.

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System level

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Related organs with a common function; also called “organ-system level”

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Organism level

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Collection of body systems that makes up the most complex level: a living human being. All parts of the human body functioning together constitute the total organism.

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Anatomical position

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Person stands erect, eyes look staight ahead, the arms are at the sides of the body with the palms of the hand turned forward, and the feet are parallel to one another and flat on the floor.

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