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Terms Pertaining to the Body as a Whole
Vocab and need to know info for LOM Ch. 2 TERMS PERTAINING TO THE BODY AS A WHOLE
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Undergraduate 2
09/12/2011

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Process by which food is burned to release energy:
Definition
Catabolism
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Part of the cell where formation of proteins occure:
Definition
Endoplasmic Reticulum
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Cum of the chemical processes in a cell:
Definition
Metabolism
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Picture of nuclear structures arranged in numerical order:
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Karyotype
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Part of the cell where catabolism primarily occures:
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Mitochondria
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Allows materials to pass in and out of the cell:
Definition
Cell Membrane
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Genes are composed of:
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DNA
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Muscular wall separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities:
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Diaphragm
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Space in the chest between the lungs is the:
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Mediastinum
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Adipose means pertaining to:
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Fat
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Throat:
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Pharynx
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Sarcoma:
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Malignant tumor of fleshy tissue
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Craniotomy
Definition
Iscision of the skull
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A histologist studies:
Definition
Tissues
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An epithelial cell is a(an):
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Skill cell
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The pleural cavity is the:
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Space between the membranes surrounding the lungs
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Viscara:
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Internal organs
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The pituitary gland is in which cavity:
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Cranial
Term
Voicebox:
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Larynx
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The tailbone is the:
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Coccyx
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Supine means:
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Laying on the back
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The upper lateral regions of the abdomen, beneith the ribs, are the:
Definition
Hypochondiac region
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The RUQ contains the:
Definition
Lung
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Pertaining to a plane that divides the body into right and left portions:
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Sagittal
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A disk is:
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A piece of cartilage between backbones
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Flexible connective tissue at joints:
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Cartilage
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Malignant tumor of connective tissue:
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Chondrosarcoma
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Rod-shaped nuclear structures:
Definition
Chromosomes
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Pertaining to the groin:
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Inguinal
Term
Secretory gland in the neck:
Definition
Thyroid gland
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Pertaining to the windpipe:
Definition
Tracheal
Term
Divides the body horizontally:
Definition
Transverse plane
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Pertaining to the navel:
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Umbilical
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Tube from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body:
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Urethra
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Cavity surrounded by the skull:
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Cranial Cavity
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Cavity in the chest surrounded by the ribs:
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Thoracic Cavity
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Cavity surrounded by the hip bones:
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Pelvic Cavity
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Cavity surrounded by the backbones:
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Spinal Cavity
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Cavity below the chest containing the digestive organs:
Definition
Abdominal Cavity
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Region at the neck:
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Cervical
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Region of the chest:
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Thoracic
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Region of the waist:
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Lumbar
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Region of the sacrum:
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Sacral
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Region of the tailbone:
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Coccygeal
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Building up process in a cell:
Definition
Anabolism
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