Vocab Flashcards

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Axial

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head, neck,and trunk

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Appendicular

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upper or lower limb

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Cranial Cavity

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space in the skull containing the brain or brain stem

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Abdominal Cavity

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space between the diaphragm and the pelvic cavity that contains the abdominal viscera

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Pelvic Cavity

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space between the ring formed by the sacrum and hip bones that encloses the terminal part of the large intestine, urinary bladder, and reproductive organs

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Thoracic Cavity

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hollow space inside the chest containing the thoracic organs

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Vertebral Canal

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canal formed by hollow areas in the vertebrae that contains the spinal cord

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Negative Feedback

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mechanism that returns the level of a chemical or other substance or condition in the internal environment to its set point level

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Positive Feedback

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process by which changes causes additional similar changes, producing unstable conditions

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