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1
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Heart

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Cardi-

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2
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Brain/head

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Cran-

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3
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Back

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Dors-

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4
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Same

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Homeo

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5
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Study of

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-logy

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6
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Change

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Meta

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7
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Wall

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Pariet-

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8
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Basin

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Pelv-

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9
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Around

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Peri-

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10
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Lungs

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Pleur-

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11
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Standing still

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-stasis

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12
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Cutting

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-tomy

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13
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The walls of the thoracic cavity are lines with a membrane called the:

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Parietal pleura

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14
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The lungs are covered by the:

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Visceral pleura

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15
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Name and describe the membranes covering the heart.

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Visceral pericardium: covers the heart

Parietal pericardium: covers the wall of the pericardial cavity

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16
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The linings of the abdominopelvic cavity are the ________ ____________ and the ___________ ____________.

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Parietal peritoneum

Visceral peritoneum

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17
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Skeletal system:

Organs and function

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Function: support and movement
Organs: bones, ligaments, cartilage

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18
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Muscular system:

Function and organs

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Function: support and movement

Organs; muscles

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19
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Nervous system:

Function and organs

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Function: integration and coordination
Organs: brain, spinal cord, nerves, sense organs

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20
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Endocrine system:

Function and organs

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Function: integration and coordination
Organs: pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal glands, pancreas, ovaries, testes, pineal gland, thymus gland

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21
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Cardiovascular system:

Function and organs

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Function: transport
Organs: heart, arteries, veins, capillaries, blood

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22
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Lymphatic system:

Function and organs

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Function: transport
Organs: lymphatic vessels, lymph fluid, lymph nodes, thymus gland, spleen

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23
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Digestive system:

Function and organs

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Function: absorption and excretion
Organs: mouth, tongue; teeth, salivary glands; pharynx, esophagus, stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, small intestine, large intestine

24
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Respiratory system:

Function and organs

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Function: absorption and excretion
Organs: nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, lungs

25
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Urinary system:

Function and organs

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Function: absorption and excretion
Organs: kidneys, ureters, bladder, urethra

26
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Male reproductive:

Organs

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Organs: scrotum, tested, epididymides, vasa deferentia, seminal vessels, prostate gland, bulbourethral gland, penis, urethra

27
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Female reproductive:

Organs

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Organs: ovaries, uterine tubes, uterus, vagina, clitoris, vulva

28
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Midsagittal section

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Left and right cut

29
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Frontal section

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Front and back cut

30
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Describe the anatomical position

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Standing erect, face forward, upper limbs at the sides and palms forward

31
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What parts of the body consist of the axial portion? Appendicular?

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Axial: head, neck, trunk
Appendicular: arms and legs

32
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Opthamalic region

33
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Buccal

34
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Axillary

35
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Cervical

36
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Mammary

37
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Antecubital

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Space in front of the elbow

38
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Brachial

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Antebrachial

40
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Crural

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Mental

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Acromial

43
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Cephalic

44
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Femoral

45
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Superior

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Body part is above another part

46
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Inferior

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Body part is below another body part

47
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Anterior

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Toward the front

48
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Posterior

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Toward the back

49
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Medial

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If a body part is closer to the middle line than another part

50
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Proximal

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Closer to a point of attachment than another body part

51
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Distal

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Farther from a point of attachment than another body part

52
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Superficial

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Near the surface

53
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Deep

54
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Region between the lungs that separates the thoracic cavity into two compartments is

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Mediastinum

55
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9 body regions

56
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To hang something

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