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| A Type of electrolyte that releases hydrogen ions in water. |
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| The stage of metabolism in which substances such as nutrients are changed into more complex substances and used to build body tissues |
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| When the body is standing upright and facing forward with the arms at the side and the palms of the hands facing forward. |
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| The scientific term for the study of body structure. |
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| Anatomical term meaning toward the front of the body; also called ventral. |
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| The simplest units of all matter and many are essential to life |
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| Electrolytes that release hydroxyl ions in water. |
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| The study of matter and chemical reactions in the body. |
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| The stage of metabolism in which complex substances, including nutrients and body tissues, are broken down into simpler substances and converted into energy. |
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| Anatomic term meaning below or closer to the feet; also called inferior. |
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| Smallest living units in the body. |
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| The study of what matter is made of and how it changes. |
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| A substance that is formed when two or more atoms of more than one element are chemically combined. |
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| Anatomic term meaning above or closer to the head; also called superior. |
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| A muscle that separates the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities. |
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| Farther away from a point of attachment or from the trunk of the body |
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| Anatomic term meaning toward the back of the body; also called Posterior. |
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| Substances that carry electrical current through the movement of ions. |
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| Relating to the femur or thigh. |
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| Anatomical term that refers to the plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior portions. Also called coronal. |
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| Anatomic term meaning below or closer to the feet; also called caudal. |
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| Positively or negatively charged particles. |
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| Farther away from the midline of the body. |
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| Anything that takes up space and has weight |
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| Close to the midline of the body. |
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| The overall chemical functioning of the body, including all body processes that build small molecules into large ones (anabolism) and break down large molecules into small ones (catabolism). |
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| Anatomical term that refers to the plane that runs lengthwise down the midline of the body, dividing it into equal left and right halves. |
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| Structure formed by the organization of two or more tissue types that carries out specific functions |
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| A system that consists of organs that join together to carry out vital functions |
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| A whole living being that is formed from organ systems. |
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| The term used for the study of the function of the body's organs. |
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| Anatomic term meaning toward the back of the body; also called dorsal. |
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| Close to a point of attachment or to the trunk of the body. |
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| An anatomic term that refers to the plane that divides the body into left and right portions. |
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| Close to the surface of the body. |
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| Anatomic term meaning above or closer to the head; also called cranial. |
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| A structure that is formed when cells of the same type organize together. |
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| Anatomic term that refers to the plane that divides the body into superior and inferior positions. |
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| Anatomical term meaning toward the front of the body; also called anterior. |
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