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What elements do all cells have in common?

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1) a cell membrane that allows certain substances in and out
2) a nucleus that directs activities within the cell
3) cytoplasm (watery fluid that fills spaces outside the nucleus)

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What are the four levels of organization in the body?

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Cells, tissue, organs, and systems

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What are the four body planes?

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Frontal, Sagittal, Midsaggittal, and Transverse/Horizontal

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If a person is laying face down that are in what position?

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Prone

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If a person is laying face up, they are in what position?

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Supine

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What is the Frontal plane?

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Separates the front of the body from the back

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What is the Sagittal plane?

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Divides the body or organ into unequal left or right sides.

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What is the Midsaggittal plane?

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Divides the body or organs into equal left or right sides.

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What is the Transverse plane?

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Divides the body into upper and lower planes, cutting across the body

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What is Anterior/Ventral?

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Towards the front: away from the back of the body

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What is Posterior/Dorsal?

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Near the back; toward the back of the body

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What is Superior/Cephalad?

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Above, toward the head

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What is Inferior/Caudal?

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Below, toward the soles of the feet

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What is distal?

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Farther from point of attachment to the trunk

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What is proximal?

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Near the point of attachment to the trunk

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What is lateral?

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Pertaining to the side, away from the middle

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What is medial?

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Towards the middle of the body

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What are the two main cavities of the body?

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Ventral and Dorsal

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What is the ventral cavity made up of?

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Thoracic and Abdominopelvic

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What is the dorsal cavity made up of?

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Cranial and Spinal

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What does the abdominopelvic cavity split into?

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Abdominal and Pelvic

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What are the nine regions used to describe locations of underlying organs?

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1 & 2) Hypochondriac (x2, left and right) - below cartilage of the ribs
3) Epigastic - just above the stomach
4 & 5) Lumbar (x2) - waist level, either side of the navel
6) Umbilical - middle, belly button
7) Hypogastric - middle, below belly button
8 & 9) Inguinal - groin, either side of Hypogastric

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What are the four quadrants?

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1) LUQ
2) RUQ
3) LLQ
4) RLQ

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What are the 5 divisions of the back?

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Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, Sacral, Coccyx

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Cervical?

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Neck

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Thoracic?

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Chest

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Lumbar?

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Lower back, below waist

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Sacral?

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Lower back

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Coccyx?

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Tailbone

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What is myalgia?

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Muscle pain

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What is sacrum?

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Five fused bones in the lower back

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What is another definition for hypochondriac?

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Someone whose illnesses are imaginary

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Anter/o (root)?

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Front, anterior

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Cerv/o (root)?

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Neck

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Chondr/I (root)?

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Cartilage

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Cyt/o (root, suffix)?

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Cell

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Dors/o (root)?

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Back

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Inguin/o (root)?

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Groin

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My/o (root)?

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Muscle

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Myel/o (root)?

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Spinal Cord

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Neur/o (root)?

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Neuron, nerve

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Poster/o (root)?

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Posterior, back

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Proxim/o (root)?

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Near

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Super/o (root)?

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Superior

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Trans- (prefix)?

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Across

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What is Cilia?

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Hair like structures, brush out impurities from trying to go into the lungs.

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What is the flagellum?

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The tail that helps sperm swim

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What is microvilli?

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microscopic cellular membrane protrusions that increase the surface area of cells, and are involved in a wide variety of functions, including absorption, secretion, cellular adhesion, and mechanotransduction.

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What are the 7 kinds of connective tissue?

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Fibrous
Reticular
Adipose (Fat)
Cartilage (Elastic) 
Areolar
Bone (Osseous) 
Blood
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2 nerve tissues?

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Neuroglia and Neuron

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What is neuroglia?

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Nerve glue

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What are the three types of muscle tissue?

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Skeletal (striated)
Visceral/Smooth (non striated)
Cardiac (striated)

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What are the 11 systems of the body?

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Integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous, endocrine, cardiovascular, lymphatic, respiratory, digestive, urinary, reproductive, and sight/hearing

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What is the integumentary system?

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Covers the body, protects the body, temperature regulation, receives sensations

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What is the integumentary system made up of?

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Skin, hair, nails, and glands

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What is the skeletal system?

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Provide framework for the body, protects and supports

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What is the skeletal system made up of?

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Bone, joints, cartilage, connective tissue

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What is the muscular system?

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Movement and support

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What is the muscular system made out of?

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3 types of muscle tissue

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What is the nervous system?

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Coordinates the body’s activities by receiving, interpreting, and conducting messages to other systems in the body

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What is the nervous system made up of?

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Brain, spinal cord, all the nerves in the body

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What is the endocrine system?

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Dumps hormones into the blood stream

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What is the endocrine system made of?

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All ductless glands

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What is the cardiovascular system?

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Transports oxygen and nutrients to cell of the body, and carries away waste products from the cells

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What is the cardiovascular system made up of?

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Heart, blood, and blood vessels

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What is the lymphatic/immunity system?

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Helps fight infection

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What is the lymphatic system made up of?

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Lymph nodes, lymph vessels, some organs

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What is the respiratory system?

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Takes in oxygen from the air, gives off carbon dioxide

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What is the respiratory system made of?

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Nose, throat, and lung

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What is the digestive system?

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Receives, digests, absorbs, and excretes waste products

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What is the digestive system made up of?

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A food tube that starts at the mouth an ends at the anus

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What is the urinary system?

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Removes waste from the blood and excretes them in the form of urine.

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What is the urinary system made of?

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Kidneys, ureturs, bladder, urethra

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What is the reproductive system?

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Reproduction and childbirth

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Wha is the reproductive system made up of?

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Male and female sex organs

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What are the special sense of sight and hearing?

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Deal with sight and hearing/equilibrium

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