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Test 1
rest of Ch1, Ch2
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Anatomy
11th Grade
01/06/2016

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Term
eye
Definition
orbital or ocular
Term
neck
Definition
cervical
Term
chest
Definition
thoratic
Term
armpit
Definition
axillary
Term
front of elbow
Definition
antecubital
Term
thumb
Definition
pollex
Term
leg
Definition
crural
Term
thigh
Definition
femoral
Term
lower back
Definition
lumbar
Term
back of knee
Definition
popliteal
Term
heal
Definition
calcaneal
Term
anterior or ventral
Definition
front
Term
posterior or dorsal
Definition
back
Term
superior
Definition
above
Term
inferior
Definition
below
Term
medial
Definition
toward middle
Term
lateral
Definition
away from middle
Term
proximal
Definition
toward an attached base
Term
distal
Definition
away from an attached base
Term
superficial
Definition
near surface
Term
"chest" separated from lower abdominopelvic cavity by a thin muscle under the lungs
Definition
thoracic cavity
Term
thin muscle under the lungs
Definition
diaphram
Term
internal organs
Definition
viscera
Term
What does the thoratic cavity contain?
Definition
the lungs
Term
What is the membrane that directly convers the lungs called?
Definition
visceral pleura then a pleural caviy with serous fluid and the outer membrane is the parietal pleura
Term
What are the two lungs separated by?
Definition
mediastinum
Term
What does the mediastinum contain?
Definition
esophagus, trachea, thymus gland, and heart
Term
What is the heart covered by?
Definition
visceral pericardium then a pericardial cavity with fluid and finally the parietal pericardium
Term
What are all organs of the abdominopelvic cavity directly covered by?
Definition
visceral peritoneum in the peritoneal space with fluid and finally the parietal peritoneum
Term
has mass and takes up space
Definition
matter
Term
What is the amount of matter in an object and weight is affected by gravitational pull?
Definition
mass
Term
You can be weightless, but not what?
Definition
massless
Term
number of protons in an atom's nucleus (whole # on pt)
Definition
atomic number
Term
only atom that does not have neutrons
Definition
hydrogen
Term
What are isotopes of hydrogen that contain 1 and 2 neutrons?
Definition
deuterium and tritium
Term
cannot be separated into simpler forms
Definition
elements
Term
atoms of same element whose nuclei contain the same number of protons but different number of neutrons
Definition
isotope
Term
number of protons and neutrons in nucleus of an atom
Definition
mass number
Term
What spontaneously emits subatomic particles or radiation in radioactive decay?
Definition
radioisotopes
Term
time required for half of a given amount of isotope to decay
Definition
half life
Term
quantity with a weight in grams equal to the element's atomic weight
Definition
mole
Term
What does one mole contain?
Definition
Avogadro's number
Term
What is Avogadro's number?
Definition
6.02 x 10^23
Term
Where are electrons located?
Definition
in energy levels around the nucleus
Term
How many electrons does the first energy level hold?
Definition
2
Term
How many electrons do the 2nd and 3rd energy levels hold?
Definition
up to 8
Term
What does it mean if the outer energy level of electrons is full?
Definition
atom is stable and does not bond well (inert)
Term
atoms held together by covalent bonds
Definition
molecule
Term
two or more elements bonded together
Definition
compound
Term
atoms with a positive or negative charge
Definition
ions
Term
cations
Definition
positive
Term
anions
Definition
negative
Term
gain electrons
Definition
negative charge
Term
great toe
Definition
hallux
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