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| Detect and react to stimuli |
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| examines structures that cannot be observed by the unaided eye |
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| the simplest level of organization within the body |
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| are the smallest units of matter |
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two or more atoms combined
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| specialized structural and functional units |
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| What are the four types of tissues |
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1) epithelial tissue - covers exposed surfaces and lines body cavities
2) Connective tissue - protects, supports, and interconnects body parts and organs
3) Muscle tissue - produces movement
4) Nervous tissue - conducts impulses for internal communication |
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| contain two or more tissue types that work together to perform specific, complex functions. |
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| consists of related organs that work together to coordinate activities and achieve a common function |
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aslo called a frontal plane
is a vertical plane that divides the body into anterior (front) and posterior (back)parts |
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also called cross-sectional plane or horizontal plane
cuts perpendiculary alone the long axis of teh body or organ |
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or median plane
extends through the body or organ vertically and divides the structure into right and left halves |
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| the median space in the thoracic cavity |
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| a two-layered serous membrane that encloses the heart |
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| is athe outermost layer and forms the sac around the heart |
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| forms the heart's external surface |
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| is the potential space between the parietal and visceral pericardia; it contains serous fluid |
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| A two-layererd serous membrane that lines the lungs |
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| lines the internal surface of the thoracic wall |
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| covers the external surface of the lung |
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The narrow, moist, potential space between the parietal and visceral layers
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| is a moist, two-layered serous membrane that lines the abdominopelvic cavity |
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| closest to point of attachment to trunk |
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| Furthest from pint of attachment to trunk |
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| Region anterior to the elbow; also known as the cubital region |
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| Leg (the portion of the lower limb between the knee and the ankle) |
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| Area region of the pelvis |
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| Posterior region between the hip bones |
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| Contains the pericardial cavity, thymus, trachea, esophagues, and major blood vessesls |
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