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| Structural component of the nucleus, composed of nucleic acids and proteins. Chromatin condenses to form chromosomes during cell division. |
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| Threadlike structures within the nucleus composed of a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) molecule that carries hereditary information encoded in genes (Each sperm and each egg has 23 unpaired chromosomes. After fertilization, eachcell fo the embryo then has 46 chromosomes -23 pairs. IN each pair of chromosomes, one is inherited from the father and the other from the mother. |
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| Jellylike substance found within the cell membrane composed of proteins, salts, water, dissolved gases and nutrients (All cellular structures including the nucleus and organelles are embedded in cytoplasm) |
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| Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) |
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| Molecule that holds genetic information capable of replicating and producing an exact copy whenever the cell divides. |
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| Muscular wall that divides the thoarcic cavity from the abdominopelvic cavity (Alternating contraction and relaxation of the diaphragm is essential to the breathing process). |
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| Sum of all physical and chemical changes that take place in a cell or an organism (Metabolism includes the building up (Anabolism) and breaking down (catabolism) of body constituents. |
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| Cellular structure that provides a specialized function, such as the nucleus (reproduction), ribosomes (Protein synthesis), Golgi apparatus (removal of material from the cell), and lysosomes (digestion). (The membranes of many organelles act as sites of chemical reactions). |
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| Study of the nature of disease, their causes, development, and consequences (Pathology as a branch of medicine includes the use of laboratory methods rather than clinical examination of signs and symptoms to study the causes, nature, and development of diseases. |
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| Rhythmic contraction and relaxation of walls of a tubular organ to propel its contents outwards. |
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| cell, tissue, organ, system, organism |
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| Covers surfaces of organs, lines cavities and canals, forms tubes and ducts, provides the secreting portions of glands, and makes up the epidermis of the skin. It is composed of cells arranged in a continuous sheet consisting of one or more layers. |
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| includes the cranial and spinal cavities |
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| includes the thoracid and abdominopelvic cavities |
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| thoracic cavity (within the ventral cavity) |
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| contains, heart, lungs, and associated structures |
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| Digestive, excretory, and reproductive organs and structures |
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| right lobe of liver, gallbladder, part of pancreas, part of small and large intestines |
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| left lobe of liver, stomach, spleen, part of pancreas, part of small and large intestines |
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| Part of small and large intestines, appendix, right ovary, right fallopian tube, right ureter |
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| part of samll and large intestines, left ovary, left fallopian tube, left ureter |
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