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Anatomy
10th Grade
01/27/2006
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Brachial
 Definition
Arm
Term
Occiptial
 Definition
Back of the skull
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medial
 Definition
Toward the midline of the body
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Lateral
 Definition
Toward the edge of the body
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cortex
 Definition
The outside of an organ
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Superficial
 Definition
On or near the surface
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Oral
 Definition
Mouth
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Cephalic
 Definition
Head
Term
Cervical
 Definition
Neck
Term
Axillary
 Definition
armpit
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Carpal
 Definition
Wrist
Term
Digits
 Definition
Fingers or toes
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Pedal
 Definition
Foot
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Orbits
 Definition
Eyes
Term
Buccal
 Definition
Fleshy part of cheek
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Zygomatic
 Definition
Bony part of cheek
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Thoracic
 Definition
Chest
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Mammary
 Definition
Breast
Term
Umbilical
 Definition
Belly button
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Inguinal
 Definition
Groin
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Gluteal
 Definition
Buttock
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Popliteal
 Definition
Back of knee
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Tarsal
 Definition
ankle
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Plantar
 Definition
Sole of Foot
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Scapular
 Definition
Shoulder Blade
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Antebrachial
 Definition
Forearm
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Femoral
 Definition
thigh
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Sural
 Definition
calf
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Ventral
 Definition
Toward the front
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Dorsal
 Definition
Toward the back
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Prone
 Definition
Face down
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Supine
 Definition
Face up
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Parietal
 Definition
Toward the wall of a cavity
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Visceral
 Definition
On the organs inside a cavity
Term
Homeostasis
 Definition
Maintaining stable internal conditions
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Epithelial tissue
 Definition
tissue that is sheet-like and protects
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Connective tissue
 Definition
Tissue that stores, defends, transports, supports - bone, blood, cartilage
Term
Nervous tissue
 Definition
Tissue that sends messages
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Muscle Tissue
 Definition
tissue that creates movement
Term
Caudal
 Definition
Towards the tail
Term
anatomy
 Definition
Study of the structure of an organism
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physiology
 Definition
study of the function of the parts
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Negative Feedback
 Definition
Stopping or slowing of a condition
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Positive feedback
 Definition
Promotion of a change in the body
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