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Which term refers to one of the nine equal areas of the abdomen that are named and used as a reference points when discussing the body?

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abdominal region

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What term refers to the physical structure or parts of the body?

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anatomy

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What term refers to a hollow space within the body that is lined by a membrane and contains bodily organs?

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body cavity

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What term refers level surface seen by cutting away part of the body through surgery to serve as a point of reference when discussing anatomy?

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body plane

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What term refers to an area of the body with a specific name, which is used as a reference point dicussing anatomy?

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body region

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What term refers to a group of organs working together to perform a vital function of the body?

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body system

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What term refers to a small group of organelles that fulfill a specific purpose and are held together by a membrane?

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cell

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What term refers to a special vocabulary that is used in healthcare and is often formed from latin or greek word part?

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medical terminology

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What term refers to a learning toll that helps students memorize information?

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mnemonic device

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Which term refers to a distinct body structure made of different tissues working together for the same purpose?

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organ

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What term refers to a part of a cell that has a specific task?

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organelle

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What term refers to the functions of inner workings of the body?

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physiology

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What provides a shortened way to write or say medical words and phrases?

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abbreviations

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What term refers to when letters in the abbreviation stand for a word?

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acronym

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15
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What does an MRI stand for?

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magentic resonance imaging

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What does ECG stand for?

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electrocardiography

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What is found at the end of a word?

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suffix

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What is found at the beginning of a word?

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prefix

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What connects words when the next root or suffic doesn’t begin with a vowel?

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combining vowels

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What term refers to the way the body works?

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physiology

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What is the study of disease of disorders that occur when the body isn’t functioning properly?

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patholgies

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When atoms bond together, what do they form?

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molecules

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What do groups of molecules form?

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organelles

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What are structures within cells?

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organelles

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What join together to form tissue?
cells
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What part of cell is a semipermeable outer covering with holes, or pores that acts as its door and windows?
cell membrane
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What allow larger enzymes and waster molecule packages to pass through the cell membrane?
vacuoles
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What is does a cell have if it needs to move?
flagellum
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When part of the cell increases the avaliable surface area of their outer membrane?
cilia
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What controls a cell's activity?
nucleus
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What is the abbreviation of deoxyribonucleic acid?
DNA
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What part of the ribosome in and out of the nucleus as they are assembled?
endoplasmic reticulum
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What does ER stand for?
endoplasmic reticulum
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What is rough ER covered with from the nucleus for building proteins?
ribosome
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Which type of ER builds and stores fats and carbohydrates and detoxified harmful substances?
Smooth ER
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Which part of the cell inspects and sorts proteins for use within or removal from the cell?
the golgi apparatus
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What does the mitochondria produce to break down carbohydrates, fats and proteins in order to create energy?
adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
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What term refers to digestive enzymes that destory used, dead and froeign materials that are left behind after cells have used the available energy?
lysosomes
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Who are specialist in the study of tissue?
histologist
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Which tissue froms skin that covers the outside of our body and organs, and forms a protective covering filtering harmful substances?
epithlial tissue
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What type of tissue is important for providing support, absorbing shock and storing and transporting nutrients?
connective tissue
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Which term refers to people who study the heart and the cardiovascular system?
cardiologist
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Which term refers to people who study cancers of the blood and other tissues?
oncologists
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What system is used for fluid return and immunity?
lymphatic system
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What term refers to the constant state of balance?
homeostatsis
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What position do all medical examiners, surgeons and medical illustrators all study the human body from?
standard anatomical position
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What is the acronym of standard anatomical position?
SAP
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What term refers to the front side of the body?
anterior
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What term refers to the back side of the body?
posterior
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What term refers to a point closer to the center of the body?
Medial
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What term refers to towards the side?
lateral
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What term refers to above or higher up on the body?
superior
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What term refers to the lower down of the body?
inferior
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What term refers to a point closer to the head?
cranial
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What term refers to a point closer to the tailbone?
caudal
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What term refers to the outside surface of the body?
superficial
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What term refers to farther below the surface?
deep tissue
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When labeling left and right, whose perspective are they labeled from?
the patient
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What are appendages also known as?
limbs
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Which term indicated that the part being discussed is closer to the point of attachment?
proximal
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What term refers to a part that is farther away from the attachment site?
distal
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What type of surface moves closer together when you bend a joint?
ventral surfaces
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What type of surface are located on the back of the body?
dorsal surface
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What region is named for the muscles of the buttocks
gluteal regions
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What region is named for the muscles in the neck?
cervical region
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What region is named for the muscles in the chest?
thoracic region
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What region is named for the muscles of the lower chest?
lumbar region
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What part of the arm is referred to as the brachial region?
upper part
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What region is used when taking temperature under the arm?
axillary region
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What acronym refers to the right upper quadrant?
RUQ
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What acronym refers to the left upper quadrant?
LUQ
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What acronym refers to the left lower quadrant?
LLQ
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What acronym refers to the right lower quadrant?
RLQ
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What quadrant contains the liver and the gallbladder?
RUQ
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What quadrant contains the stomach, spleen and pancreas?
LUQ
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What quadrant contains the appendix?
RLQ
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What quadrant contains the descending and sigmoid colon?
LLQ
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What quadrant divides the abdomen into four quadrants?
the abdominal quadrant
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What region divides the abdomen into nine regions?
the abdominal region
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What is the center of both the abdominal quadrant and the abdominal region?
umbilicus or the belly button
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Which region houses most of the stomach and pancreas?
epigastric
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What hypochondriac region contains the gallbladder and part of the live, intestine and right kidney?
right hypochondriac
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Which hypochrondriac region hold the spleen and parts of the stomach, pancrease colon and left kidney?
left hypochondriac
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Which region contains parts of the intestine, kidneys and colon?
right and left lumbar region
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Which region contains the intestines and the appendix on the right and the sigmoid colon on the left?
iliac region
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Which region includes the bladder, uterus (in female) and parts of the small intestine?
hypogastric region
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Which cavity is in the front and is surrounded by the ribs and pelvic bones?
ventral cavity
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Which cavity is in the back and is protected by the bones of the skull and vertebrae?
dorsal cavity
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Which muscle separates the ventral cavity into the thoracic cavity above and the abdominoplevic cavity below?
diaphragm muscle
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Which cavity includes the pericardial cavity and two pleural cavities?
thoracic cavity
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Which cavity includes the abdominal cavity and the pelvic cavity that houses the reproductive organ?
abdominopelvic cavity
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Which membrane separates the abdominal and pelvic cavities?
peritoneum
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Which cavity contains the cranial cavity and the spinal cavity?
the dorsal cavity
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What is the frontal plane also referred to as?
coronal plane
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Which plane divides the body into its front and back section?
frontal plane
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Which plane divides the body, organ, appendage into right and left sections?
sagittal plane
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Which plane divides the body excatly down the midline?
midsagittal plane
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Which plane divides the body into top and bottom sections?
transverse plane

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