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| The process or acting by which one thing absorbs or is absorbed by another. |
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| the whole passage along which food passes through the body from mouth to anus. It includes the esophagus, stomach, and intestines. |
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| a type of continuous, slightly movable joint |
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| the branch of science concerned with the bodily structure of humans, animals, and other living organisms, esp. as revealed by dissection and the separation of parts. |
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| The position of the human body, standing erect, with the face directed anteriorly, the upper limbs at the sides and the palms turned anteriorly (supinated), and the feet pointed anteriorly; |
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| the part of the skeleton that includes the pectoral girdle and the pelvic girdle and the upper and lower limbs |
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the action of putting into words an idea or feeling of a specified type.
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| the part of the skeleton that includes the skull and spinal column and sternum and ribs |
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| the property of being divisible into symmetrical halves on either side of a unique plane. |
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| a bitter greenish-brown alkaline fluid that aids digestion and is secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder. |
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the pulpy acidic fluid that passes from the stomach to the small intestine, consisting of gastric juices and partly digested food
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| The colon is also called the large intestine |
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| not located superficially within the body or one of its parts |
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| synovial joint: a joint so articulated as to move freely |
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| the system that makes food absorbable into the body |
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| the system that makes food absorbable into the body |
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| Eccrine glands are the major sweat glands of the human body, found in virtually all skin. They produce a clear, odorless substance, consisting primarily of water and NaCl. |
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| the outer layer of cells covering an organism, in particular. |
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| the part of the alimentary canal that connects the throat to the stomach; the gullet. In humans and other vertebrates it is a muscular tube lined with mucous membrane. |
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| the part of the alimentary canal that connects the throat to the stomach; the gullet. In humans and other vertebrates it is a muscular tube lined with mucous membrane. |
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| alimentary canal: tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion and elimination |
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| another term for hemopoiesis. |
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the tendency toward a relatively stable equilibrium between interdependent elements, esp. as maintained by physiological processes.
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