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Test 1 Flashcards

1
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Anatomy definition

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The study of form (structure)

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Major cavities of body

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Donsal (back) cavity and ventral (front) cavity

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Dorsal cavity

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Cranial cavity (brain) and spinal cavity (spinal cord)

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Ventral cavity

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Thoracic cavity and abdominopelvic cavity

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Abdominopelvic cavity

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Abdominal (liver, stomach) and pelvic ( bladder, penis)

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Thoracic cavity

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Pleural cavity (lungs) and mediastinum (trachea, esophagus)

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Mediastinum

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Pericardial cavity (heart)

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Directional terms/positions

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Distal, proximal, medial, lateral, superior, inferior, anterior, posterior, superficial, deep

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Epithelial

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Lines and covers (also forms glands)

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Connective

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Binds and supports (displays a lot of extracelluar matrix)

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Muscle

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Excitable cell that can contract to produce movements

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Nervous

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Excitable cell that function in integration, communication, and control

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Epithelial characteristics

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Cellularity, Specialized Connections, Polarity, Connective Tissue Support, Avascular, and Regeneration

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Celluarity

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Specialized connections

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Polarity

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Connective tissue support

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Avascular

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Regeneration

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20
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Definition of tissue

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Group of cells that are similar in structure and perform a common or related function

21
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Simple squamous

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Rapid filtration and diffusion

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Simple cuboidal

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Secretion and absorption

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Simple columnar

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Secretion and absorption

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Pseudostratified columnar

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Secretion, absorption, and motility of mucus

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Stratified squamous

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Protection against abrasion

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Stratified cuboidal

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Secretion and sperm production

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Stratified columnar

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Protection and secretion

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Specialized junctions

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Desmosomes (some), tight junctions (impermeable), and gap junctions

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Connective tissue characteristics

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Common origin (mesenchyme), degree of vascularity, extracelluar matrix

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