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1
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Itis

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Inflammation

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2
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Gastr

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Stomach

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3
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Enter

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Intestines

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4
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Logy

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Process of study

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5
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Adipose tissue

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Collection of fat cell

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Larynx

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“Voice box” located above the trachea

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Pharynx

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Throat - serves as the common passageway for food (from the mouth going to the esophagus) and air (from the nose to the trachea).

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ureter

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One of two tubes, each leading from a single kidney to the urinary bladder.

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urethra

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Tube from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body.

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viscera

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Internal organs in the main cavities of the body, especially in the abdomen

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cranial cavity

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Space in the head containing the brain and surrounded by the skull. Cranial means pertaining to the skull.

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dorsal (posterior)

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Pertaining to the back

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ventral (anterior)

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Pertaining to the front

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Thoracic cavity

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Space in the chest containing the heart, lungs, bronchial tubes, trachea, esophagus, and other organs

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Right upper quadrant (RUQ)

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contains the liver (right lobe), gallbladder, part of the pancreas, parts of the small and large intestines

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Left upper quadrant (LUQ)

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contains the liver (left lobe), stomach, spleen, part of the pancreas, parts of the small and large intestines

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hypochondriac

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Right and left upper regions beneath the ribs.

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epigastric

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Middle upper region above the stomach

19
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vertebra

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Single backbone

20
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vertebrae

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Backbones