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The study of the body's parts. |
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The study of how the body's parts work. |
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Order the levels of organization of the human body. |
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Atoms, Molecules, Cells, Tissues, Organ, Organ System, organism. |
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Name the fundamental unit of life. |
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List the characteristics of life. |
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Converting energy, Digesting food, Excreting waste, Reproducing, Taking in oxygen |
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similar specialized cells that perform a common function. |
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A group of specialized organs working together to perform a major physiological need. |
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Two or more types of tissues working together to perform a specialized physiologic function. |
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The study of what causes disease and illness. |
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Front or toward the front of the body. (in four legged animals this would be towards the head) |
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Back or toward the back of the body (in four legged animals this would be towards the tail end) |
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Back or toward the back of the body (in four legged animals this would be towards the top of the back) |
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Front or toward the front of the body (in four legged animals this would be towards the belly) |
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Lying on the stomach, face down. |
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Lying on the back, face up. |
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On the side, or toward the side of the body. |
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In the middle, or toward the middle of the body. |
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Nearer to the part of body mentioned. |
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Farther from the part of body mentioned. |
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Near the surface of the body |
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Further from the surface of the body (towards the central core of the body). |
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Near the center (median) of the body or middle of an organ |
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Away from the center (midline) of the body or organ. Nearer the edge. |
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Standing up, face forward with palms facing forward. Directions come from perspective of the body, not the observer. |
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Median or midsagittal plane |
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Divides body into left or right halves. |
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Divides body into left or right portions. |
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Divides body into front and back portions |
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Divides body into upper and lower portions |
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Between thorax and pelvis |
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Bottom of the spine above the tailbone. |
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Cranial, Spinal, Thoracic, Abdominal, Pelvic |
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outer tissue layer of an organ |
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deep, or inner portion of an organ |
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surrounding (outer) (like peripheral) |
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Characteristic of all animal cells |
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enclosed by a cell membrane. |
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The cellular components inside a cell where the specialized cellular processes take place. These separate one cellular process from another and are usually surrounded by membranes with enzymes inside. |
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Groups of cells that perform the same function. |
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Locations of epithelial tissue |
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lining of digestive tract, small tubes of the kidney, lining of lungs and blood vessels, lining of nose, lining of respiratory tract, lining of reproductive tract, outside layer of skin. |
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functions of epithelial tissue |
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keeps the body from losing moisture or drying out, protects against injury to internal structure, helps guard against bacterial infection. |
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Three kinds of muscle tissue |
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cardiac, smooth, skeletal |
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cardiac muscle tissue structure |
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found in the heart, one nucleus, striated, cylindrical in shape, and branched like a tree. |
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smooth muscle tissue structure |
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found in the walls of internal organs (stomach, intestines) one nucleus, shaped like spindels |
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skeletal muscle tissue structure |
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multinucleated, striated and cylindrical, and long |
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