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Mid Term Flashcards

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A hole in a bone through which blood vessels, nerves, or ligaments pass

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Foramen

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A crack in the skin, slit or furrow

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Fissure

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A depression, hollow, or cavity on or in a bone

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Fossa

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Inflammation of the skin

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Dermatitis

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4
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An open sore associated with disintegration and death of tissue

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Ulcer

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5
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Connects muscle to bone

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Tendon

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6
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Fluid filled sac or capsule

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Cyst

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7
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Reddening of the skin due to dilation of the dermal blood vessels, in response to injury or inflammation

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Erythema

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8
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Muscle pain

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Myalgia

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9
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Muscle weakness

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Myasthenia

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10
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Itching of the skin without eruptions

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Pruritus

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11
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Gland found at the edges of eyelids

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Ciliary

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12
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Raised surface lesion

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Eruption

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13
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A term that refers to modified sweat glands that produce ear wax

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Ceruminous

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14
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A protein that thickens the skin and makes up hair and nails

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Keratin

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15
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Lateral curvature of the vertebrae

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Scoliosis

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16
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Hunchback

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Kyphosis

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17
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A projection on a bone for a muscle attachment

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Process

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18
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An air space within a bone

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Sinus

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19
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Decrease the angle between two bones

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Flexion

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20
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Increase the angle between two bones

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Extension

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21
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Bending toes upward toward the shin

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Dorsiflexion

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22
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Pointing toes downward away from the shin

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Plantarflexion

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23
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Excess lumbar curve

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Lordosis

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24
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Study of muscles

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Myology

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25
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Point of attachment that moves when muscle contracts

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Insertion

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26
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Point of attachment that does not move when muscle contracts

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Origin

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27
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Immovable joint

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Synarthrosis

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28
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Slightly moveable joint

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Amphiarthrosis

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29
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Freely moveable joint

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Diarthrosis

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30
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Rod shaped bacteria

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Bacilli

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31
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Spherical bacteria arranged in a chain

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Streptococci

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32
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Round shaped bacteria arranged in a cluster

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Staphylococci

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33
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Smallest known infectious agents that can only grow within living cells

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Viruses

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34
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Disease caused by a pathogenic organism that can be easily transmitted to others

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Communicable disease

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35
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An organism that is capable of producing disease in another organism

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Pathogen

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36
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Study of disease

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Pathology

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37
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A bacterium in the shape of a slightly curved rod

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Vibrio

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38
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Moving a body part toward the midline

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Adduction

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39
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Moving a body part away from the midline

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Abduction

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40
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Yellowish discoloration can indicate presence of bile in blood as a result of liver or gallbladder disease

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Jaundice

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41
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Any wound or local injury to the skin

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Lesion

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42
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General term for any skin disease

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Dematosis

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43
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Outer layer of the skin

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Epidermis

44
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“True skin” below the epidermis consisting of the papillary layer and reticular layer

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Dermis

45
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Condition of infestation of lice

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Pediculosis

46
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Pertaining to below the skin

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Subcutaneous

47
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A disease resulting from an infestation of mites

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Scabies

48
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A compound that stores oxygen in muscle cells

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Myoglobin

49
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Visceral muscle with no striations in internal organs, blood vessels and respiratory passageways

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Smooth muscle

50
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An ion needed for muscle contraction

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Calcium

51
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Voluntary striated muscle that attaches to bone

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Skeletal

52
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A compound that stores glucose in muscle cells

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Glycogen

53
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Connects bone to bone

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Ligament

54
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Main muscle that performs a movement

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Prime mover

55
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Lack of nourishment, the wasting of a muscle as from lack of use

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Atrophy

56
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Long narrow epithelial cell

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Columnar

57
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Another name for Osseous tissue

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Bone

58
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Fat tissue

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Adipose tissue

59
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Flat irregular epithelial cells

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Squamous

60
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Cells in many layers

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Stratified

61
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Tissue that encloses the heart

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Pericardium

62
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Fibrous connective tissue found around bones

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Periosteum

63
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Largest serous membrane in the body

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Peritoneum

64
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Muscle that counters the action of another muscle

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Antagonist

65
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“Powerhouse” of the cell where ATP is synthesized

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Mitochondria

66
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DNA found here, control cell

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Nucleus

67
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The trapping of bacteria by specialized white blood cells “cell eating”

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Phagocytosis

68
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All reactions occurring in the body

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Metabolism

69
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The steady state of equilibrium existing in the body

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Homeostasis

70
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Body lying face up palms forward thumbs pointed outward

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Anatomical position

71
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More toward the head

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Superior

72
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Farther from the head (caudal)

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Inferior

73
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More toward the front of the body (ventral)

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Anterior

74
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More toward the backside of the body (dorsal)

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Posterior

75
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Closer to the origin

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Proximal

76
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Farther from a point of reference

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Distal

77
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Closer to the midline of the body

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Medial

78
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Farther from the midline of the body

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Lateral

79
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Passage of a solution through a membrane using mechanical force

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Filtration

80
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Process in which parts of a substance move from areas of high concentration to areas of lower concentration

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Diffusion

81
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The substance that makes up genes

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DNA

82
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Manufactures proteins according to genetic code (contains uracil)

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RNA

83
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A hereditary factor is called a

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Gene

84
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The spread of tumors

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Metastasis

85
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Dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions

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Frontal plane

86
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Horizontal plane passing through the body front to back dividing the body into superior and inferior

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Transverse plane

87
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The study of how the body functions

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Physiology

88
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Most common type of tissue, loose form of connective tissue, between tissues organs and muscles under the skin

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Areolar tissue

89
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A precaution of the probable outcome of a disease

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Prognosis

90
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A conclusion as to the nature of the illness (getting worse)

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Diagnosis

91
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Diseases with undetermined caused

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Idiopathic

92
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Inflammation of the muscle

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Myositis

93
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Movement of water from a high concentration of a low concentration

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Osmosis

94
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Study of body structure

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Anatomy

95
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A passage or opening

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Meatus

96
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A plane that divides the body into equal right and left halves

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Midsagittal plane

97
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The serous membrane lining of the lungs

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Pleura

98
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Framework of body

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Skeletal system

99
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Intake of oxygen and release of carbon dioxide

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Respiratory system

100
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Reception of stimuli and control of responses

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Nervous system

101
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Transportation system: includes heart and blood vessels

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Circulatory system

102
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Removes metabolic waste from blood stream

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Urinary system

103
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Movement

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Muscular system

104
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Allows conception and childbearing

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Reproductive system

105
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Includes the pituitary, adrenal, and thyroid glands

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Endocrine system

106
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Skin, hair, nails

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Integumentary system

107
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Intake and break down food

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Digestive system

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