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| Neck region. There are 7 cervical vertebrae. C1-C7 |
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| Chest Region. There are 12 vertebrae, and each bone is joined to a rib. T1-T12 |
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| Loin (waist) or flank region (between the ribs and the hipbone). There are 5 vertebrae. L1-L5 |
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| Five bones are fused to form one bone, the Sacrum. |
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| The coccyx (tailbone) is a small bone composed of four pieces. |
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| Planes of body: Frontal (Coronal) Plane |
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| Vertical plane dividing the body or structure into anterior and posterior (front and back) |
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| Planes of body: Sagittal (lateral) plane |
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| Lengthwise vertical plane, dividing the body or structure into right and left sides. |
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| Planes of body: Transverse (axial) plane |
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| Horizontal (cross-sectional) plane running across the body parallel to the ground. Think upper vs lower half. |
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| Position and Direction: Anterior (ventral) |
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| Position and Direction: Posterior (dorsal) |
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| Position and Direction: Deep |
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| Position and Direction: Superficial |
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| Position and Direction: Proximal |
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| Near the point of attachment to the trunk or near to the beginning of the structure |
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| Position and Direction: Distal |
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| Far from the point of attachment to the trunk or far from the beginning of the structure |
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| Position and Direction: Inferior |
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| Position and Direction: Superior |
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| Position and Direction: Medial |
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| Pertaining to the middle, or nearer to the medial plane of the body |
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| Position and Direction: Lateral |
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| Position and Direction: Supine |
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| Position and Direction: Prone |
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| Body and Cell: Chromosomes |
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Rod-shaped structures in the nucleus that contain regions of DNA
"The squiggly lines in the nucleus" |
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| Body and Cell: Mitochondria |
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Rod-shaped structures in the cytoplasm that provide the principal source of energy for the cell (PowerHouse)
(The bean looking things) |
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| Control center of the cell (Big brain) |
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| Body and Cell: Endoplasmic Reticulum |
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Network of canals within the cytoplasm of the cell, that make large proteins from small protein pieces
(maze inside *not dots*) |
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| Body and Cell: Cell Membrane |
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Structure that surrounds and protects the cell and regulates what passes into and out of the cell.
(cell skin) |
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| Body and Cell: Catabolism |
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| Process by whereby complex nutrients are broken down into simpler substances and energy is released. |
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| Process of building up large proteins from small protein pieces called amino acids |
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| Body and Cell: Metabolism |
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| Total of the chemical processes in a cell. It includes catabolism and anabolism |
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| All the material that is outside of the nucleus and yet contained within the cell membrane. (the pool of everything inside the cell) |
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| Regions of DNA within each chromosome |
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| Picture of Chromosomes in the nucleus of the cell which are each labeled with a number. They are then arranged in numerical order to be viewed as a structure |
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Single backbone
(plural add -e) |
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| Pad of cartilage between vertebrae |
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| Bone tissue surrounding the spinal cavity |
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| Nervous tissue within the spinal cavity |
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