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Unit 1 Flashcards

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Directional

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Terms used to explain where one body structure is in relation to another

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Distal

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Situated away from where point of attachment or origin or a central point located away from the center of the body

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Anterior

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Situated toward the front of the body

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Dorsal

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Being or located near on or toward the back or the posterior part of the human body

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Deep

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Away from the body surface more internal

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Inferior

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Situated below and closer to the feet than another and especially another similar part of an upright body especially of a human being

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Lateral

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Of or relating to the side especially of a body part

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Identity

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The distinguishing character or personality of an individual

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Medial

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Lying or extending in the middle especially of the body

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Regional terms

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Anatomical terms that refer to specific visible landmarks on the surface of the body

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Proximal

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Situated next to or near the point of the attachment or origin or central point

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Superficial

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Of relating to or located near the surface

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Posterior

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Situated or toward the hind part if the body

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Superior

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Situated toward the head and further away from the feet than another and especially another similar part of an upright body especially of a human being

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System

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A group of the body organs or structures that together perform one or more vital functions

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Orbital

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Eyes

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Ventral

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Pertaining to the anterior or front side if the body opposite of dorsal

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Buccal

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Cheeks

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Frontal

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Forehead

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Cervical

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Neck

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Nasal

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Nose

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Mental

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Chin

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Antbrachial

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Forearm

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Oral

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Mouth

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Digital

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Fingers

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Carpal

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Wrist

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Pollex

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Thumbs

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Crural

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Shin

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Fibular

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Side of leg

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Patellar

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Knees

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Acromal

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Shoulders

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Thoracic

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Chest

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Sternal

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Middle of chest

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Antecubital

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Elbows

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Axillary

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Armpit

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Brachial

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Top part of the arm

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Umbilical

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Belly button

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Inguinal

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Private

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Pelvic

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Hip area

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Coxal

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Hip bone part

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Abnominal

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Stomach

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Digital

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Toes

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Hallux

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Big toe

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Adipose

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Connective tissue in which fat is stored and which has the cells distended by droplets of fat

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Femoral

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Thighs

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Tarsals

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Ankles

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Appendicular

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Bones of limbs and limb girdles that are attached to the axial skeleton

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Femur

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The proximal bone of the hind or lower limb that is the longest and largest bone in the human body extends from the hip to the knee

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Axial skeleton

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The skeleton of the trunk and head

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Epithelial tissue

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Sheets of tightly packed cells the line organs and body cavities

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Tibia

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The inner and usually larger of the two bones of the leg between the knee and ankle that articulates above with the femur and below with the talus called also shinbone

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Forensic anthropology

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The branch of physical anthropology in which anthropological data criteria and techniques are used to determine the sex age genetic population or parentage of skeletal or biological materials in questions of civil or criminal law

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Humerus

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The longest bone of the upper arm or forelimb extending from the shoulder to elbow

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Pelvis

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A basin shaped structure in the skeleton of many vertebrates that is formed by the pelvic girdle together with sacrum and often various coccygeal and caudal vertebrae and that in humans is composed of two hip bones bounding it on each side and in front while the sacrum and coccyx complete it behind

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Skull

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The skeleton of the head forming a bony case that encloses and protects the brain and chief sense organs and supports the jaws

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Connective tissue

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Animal tissue that functions mainly to bind and support other tissues having a sparse population of cells scattered through an extracellar matrix

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Cephalon

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Head

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Brachial

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Top part of the arm

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Otic

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Ear

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Tissue

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An integrated group of cells with a common structure and function

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Scapular

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Back if shoulder blade

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Manus

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Hand

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Lumbar

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Lower back

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Acromial

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Shoulder

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Popliteal

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Back of knee

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Calcaneal

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Heal

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Dorsum

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Back

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Vertebral

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Spine

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Sural

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Calfs

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Lower extremity

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Leg

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Upper extremity

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Upper body

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Gluteal

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Butt

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Plantar

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Bottom of foot

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Femoral

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Back of thigh

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Zygomatic

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Chin bone

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Frontal bone

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Forehead

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Maxilla bone

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Middle of face

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Temporal bone

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Sides if the eye

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Mandible

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Chin

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Occipital bone

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Back of head

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Skeletal system

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Bones

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Orbicularis oris

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Around the mouth

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Temporalis

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Top of head

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Agarose

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A polysaccharide obtained from seaweed that is used as the supporting medium in gel electrophoresis

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Muscular system

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All of your muscles

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Orbicularis oculi

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Around the eye

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Digestive system

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Stomach mouth

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Endocrine system

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All the gland organs and ovaries pancreas

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Biometrics

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The measurement and analysis of unique physical or behavioral characteristics especially as a means of verifying personal identity

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Respiratory system

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Lungs

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Nervous system

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Nerves

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Deoxyribonucleic acid

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A double stranded helical Nucleic acid molecule capable of replicating and determining the inherited structure of a cells proteins

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Gel electrophoresis

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The separation of Nucleic acids or proteins on the basis of their size and electrical charge by measuring their rate of movement through an electrical field in a gel

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Nervous tissue

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Composed if specialized cells called neurons that receive and send electrical signals in the body

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Immune lymphatic system

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Tonsils nodes and ducts

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Restriction enzyme

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A degradative enzyme that recognizes specific nucleotide sequences and cuts up DNA

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Restriction fragment length polymorphism

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Differences in DNA sequence on homologous chromosomes that can result in different patterns if restriction fragment lengths

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Urinary

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Bladder

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Reproductive system

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Private area

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Integumentary system

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Skin

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Cardiovascular system

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Heart blood veins

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Muscle tissue

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Specialized to contract and cause movement

HBS Body Sections (1 decks)

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