Organization Of The Body

Question 0

What deals with the bodies function?

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Physiology

Question 1

What is the study of body structure?

Answer 1

Anatomy

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What is a hypothesis?

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An idea

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What is law?

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Something without trying to explain it

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How is the term gross anatomy used?

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To describe the study of body parts visible to the eye.

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What does microscopic anatomy include?

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The study of cells (cytology) and tissues (histology).

Question 6

What is the science that deals with functions of living organisms and it’s parts?

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Physiology

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Who is Andreas Vesalius?

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The founder of modern anatomy.

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What are terms based on a persons name?

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Eponyms

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Used to described various processes; chemical reactions occurring in the body?

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Metabolism

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What are changes to a stimuli?

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Responsiveness

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Transmitting electrical waves throughout the body; within the body.

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Conductivity

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Increase in size of an individual, number of cells; organ or part

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Growth

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Exchange of gases (O2, CO2) between an organism and it’s environment.

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Respiration

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What is the process by which food is broken down into and absorbed by the body?

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Digestion

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Movement of molecules; digested and respiratory gases, through membrane and into body fluids for transportation to cells for use

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Absorption

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Produces and releases digestive juices and hormones for diverse body functions

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Secretions

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Removal of waste from the body

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Excretion

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Movement of body fluids containing important substances from one part of the body to the other in a circular motion; through hollow vessels.

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Circulation

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Formation of a new individual: offspring

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Reproduction

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The body cannot survive if any of these characteristics fail?

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Responsiveness, conductivity, growth, respiration, digestion, absorption, secretion, excretion, and circulation.

Question 21

The body can live without which characteristic of life?

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Reproduction

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Makes uses of chemical signals

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Intrinsic control

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Auto regulation or local control

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Intrinsic control

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Operates at the tissue and organ level

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Intrinsic control

Question 25

What is the smallest and numerous unit of a living matter

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Cells

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How many cells in a human weighing about 150 lbs

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100 trillion

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Unbiased experiments is a?

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Theory

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What is proposed ideas, then collected and analyzed data, accepted theory if results are consistent

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The scientific method

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Outside the organ or outside the body

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Extrinsic control

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The anatomical position

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A reference; position that gives meaning to directional terms used to describe the body parts and regions.

Question 31

The body is erect, facing forward

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Anatomical position

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What is the most important feature of bilateral symmetry?

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Balanced proportions

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Ventral cavities aka

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Front cavity

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Back cavity (tail)

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Dorsal body cavities

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What does the visceral layer refer to?

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Covers the organ within the cavity

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Serous membranes

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Visceral & Parietal membranes

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Lines the cavity inside the cavity wall

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Parietal membrane

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The anterior torso below the diaphragm is called?

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Abdominal

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Feed forward

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Prepares your body to get it ready.

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Positive feedback

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Affect (labor) Amplified effect Example: (oxytocin) to promote contractions

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Negative feedback

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Affect (hot) Opposite effect (cool down) More common

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What are the basic components of control mechanisms

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Sensor mechanism Integrating or control center Effector mechanism Feedback

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Self regulating | Relatively constant states maintained by the body

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Homeostasis

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A mesomorph body is?

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Muscular physique

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An endomorphs body is?

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Rounded | Heavy

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Which plane divides the body or it's parts crosswise into upper and lower parts.

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Transverse or horizontal plane

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Which plane divides the body it any of it's parts into anterior and posterior portions

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Coronal or frontal plane

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Which plane divides into equal parts; running from front to back?

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Mid Sagittal plane

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What is the narrow tip of an organ?

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Apical

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What is the base or widest part of an organ called?

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Basal

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Outer region

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Cortical | Cortex

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Medullary | Medulla

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Inner region

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Around the boundary

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Peripheral

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Central is

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Near the center

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Hollow areas of organs like stomach, small intestine, blood vessels, urinary organs and so on?

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Lumen

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Further away from the surface of the body is

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Deep

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Nearer the surface of the body

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Superficial

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What is the direction of Distal

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Away or furthest from from the trunk or point of its origin of a body part.

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Towards or nearest the trunk of the point of origin of one of its parts

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Proximal

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Direction toward the side of the body or away from its midline

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Lateral

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Toward the midline of the body

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Midial

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Posterior aka

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Dorsal In back of Back

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Anterior aka

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Ventral Front In front of

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Inferior

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Below Toward the feet Lower

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Superior

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Above Upper Toward the head

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Zygomatic

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Cheek

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Thoracic

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Chest

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Temporal

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Side of skull

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Tarsal

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Ankle

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Sural

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Calf

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Supraclavicular

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Area above the clavicle

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Pubic

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Pubis

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Popliteal

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Area behind the knee

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Pollex

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Thumb

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Sole of the foot

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Plantar

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Perineal

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Area between the genitals and anus

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Lower portion of torso

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Pelvic

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Pedal

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Foot

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Patellar

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Front of knee

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Palmar

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Palm of hand

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Otic

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Ear

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Orbital or ophthalmic

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Eyes

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Oral

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Mouth

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Olecranal

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Back of elbow

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Occipital

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Back or lower part of the skull

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Navel

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Umbilicus | Area around navel

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Nasal

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Nose

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Chin

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Mental

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Manual

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Hand

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Mammary

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Breast

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Lumbar

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Lower part of back between ribs and pelvis

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Inguinal

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Groin

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Hallux

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Great toe

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Gluteal

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Buttock

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Frontal

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Forehead

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Femoral

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Thigh

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Facial

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Face

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Shoulder

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Acromial

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Forearm

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Ante brachial

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depressed area just in front of elbow (cubital fossa)

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Antecubital

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Axillary

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Armpit (axilla)

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Brachial

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Arm

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Cheek (inside)

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Buccal

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Calcaneal

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Heel of foot

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Carpal

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Wrist

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Cephalic

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Head

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Cervical

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Neck

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Hip

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Coxal

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Cranial

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Skull

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Crural

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Leg

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Elbow

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Cubital

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Cutaneous

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Skin

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Digital

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Finger or toes

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Dorsal

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