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| Nearer the medial plane of the body |
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| Near the point of attachment to the trunk or near the beginning of a structure |
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| Far from the point of attachment to the trunk or far from the beginning of a structure |
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| Vertical plane separating the body or structure into anterior and posterior portions |
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| Lengthwise vertical plane divideing the body or structure into right and left sides |
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| Transverse (Cross sectional axial) |
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| Plane running across the body parallel to the ground; divides body into upper and lower portions |
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meaning- nearest
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Pertaining to near the beginning of the structure |
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meaning- Sacrum
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Pertaining to the sacrum (lower back) |
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Meaning- flesh
Term- sarcoma
Tumor of flesh tissue (malignant) |
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Meaning- spine,backbone
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pertaining to the spine, backbone |
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Meaning-nipple
Term-epithelial cell
cell covering the surface of the skin and inner linning of body cavities and tubes |
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Meaning-chest
Term-thoracic- pertaining to the chest
thoracotomy- incision of the chest |
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Meaning- trachea,windpipe
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Pertaining to the windpipe |
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Meaning- navel,umbilicus
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Pertaining to the navel |
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Meaning- belly side of the body
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Pertaining to the belly side of the body |
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Meaning- vertebrae,backbone
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Pertaining to the vertebrae |
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Meaning- internal organs
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Pertaining to the internal organs |
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Meaning- up
Term-anabolic
Pertaining to casting up; building up substances (proteins) in the cell |
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Meaning- down
Term- catabolism
Process of casting down; breaking down material in the cell to release energy |
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Meaning- above
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Pertaining to above the stomach |
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Meaning- below
Term- hypochondriac regions
Pertaining to under the rib cartilages(area of the abdomen) |
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pertaining to between the vertebrae |
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Meaning- change
Term- metabolism
state of building up (anabolism) and breaking down (catabolism) processes in a cell |
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| is always the end of a word |
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| surrounds/protects/regulates passage into cells |
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| The controlling structure of the cell....directs repo of the cell and determines structure/function of the cell. (similar to a "brain" of the cell) |
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| Rod-like structures within the nucleus. |
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| Several thousand of these are on each chromosome. Each is composed of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid), which regulates the activities of the cell by its sequence of each chromosome. |
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| analysis of chromosomes within the nucleus in terms of size, arrangement, and number... Providing a "chromosome map" |
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| all the material outside the nucleus and contained within the cell membrane....it carries out the work of the cell (in muscle cell-it contracts; in nerve cell-it transmits impulses). |
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| "powerhouse of the cell" It produces energy by burning food in the presence of oxygen. This process is called CATABOLISM |
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| A network of canals within the cell containing small structures called ribosomes (tunnel like structures) which manufacture proteins for use in the cell. |
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| group of similiar cells working together to do a specific job. |
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| a scientist specializing in the study of tissues |
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| located all over the body. forms the linings of internal organs, makes up exocrine and endocrine glands, forms the other surface of skin. |
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| Is found in arms/legs & parts of body where movement is voluntary. |
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| Is found in the heart and digestive system, as well as in other places where movement is not under counscious control. |
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| Examples are fat (adipose tissue), cartilage (elastic fibrous tissue attached to bones), bone and blood. |
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| Conducts impulses all over the body. |
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| are structures composed of several kinds of tissue....(ex-stomach= muscle tissue, nerve tissue, and glandular epithelial tissue. |
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| groups of organs working together to perform complex functions. (ex- digestive system= mouth,esophagus,stomach,small intestines,large intestines. |
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| Process by which food is burned to release energy. |
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