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DCC BIO 100 CHAPTER 1 TERMS
TERMS FOR CHAPTER 1
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
01/29/2009

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ABDOMINAL
Definition
PERTAINING TO THE ABDOMEN
THE REGION BETWEEN THE THORAX AND PELVIS
Term
ACROMIAL
Definition
THE POINT OF THE SHOULDER
Term
ANATOMY
Definition
THE STUDY OF THE STRUCTURES OF THE BODY PARTS
Term
ANTEBRACHIAL
Definition
THE FOREARM
Term
ANTECUBITAL
Definition
THE SPACE BETWEENTHE ELBOW AND THE WRIST
Term
ATOMS
Definition
CHEMICALS THAT CONSIST OF MICROSCOPIC PARTICLES
Term
AXILLARY
Definition
THE ARMPIT
Term
BRACHIAL
Definition
THE UPPER ARM
Term
BUCCAL
Definition
THE CHEEK
Term
CARPAL
Definition
WRIST BONES
Term
CELL
Definition
THE BASIC UNIT OF STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
THE BASIC UNIT OF LIFE
Term
CELIAC
Definition
THE ABDOMEN
Term
CEPHALIC
Definition
THE HEAD
Term
CERVICAL
Definition
THE NECK
Term
COSTAL
Definition
THE RIBS
Term
COXAL
Definition
THE HIP
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CRURAL
Definition
THE LEG
Term
CUBITAL
Definition
THE ELBOW
Term
DIGITAL
Definition
FINGERS AND TOES
Term
DORSAL
Definition
THE BACK
Term
EPIGASTRIC REGION
Definition
REFERS TO THE UPPER MIDDLE PORTION
Term
FEMORAL
Definition
PERTAINING TO THE THIGH
Term
FOODS
Definition
SUBSTANCES THAT PROVIDE THE BODY WITH NECESSARY CHEMICALS (NUTRIENTS) IN ADDITION TO WATER
Term
FRONTAL
Definition
PERTAINING TO THE FOREHEAD
Term
GENITAL
Definition
THE REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS
Term
GLUTEAL
Definition
THE BUTTOCKS
Term
HEAT
Definition
A FORM OF ENERGY
Term
HOMEOSTATIC MECHANISMS
Definition
THE SELF-REGULATING CONTROL SYSTEMS
Term
HOMEOSTASIS
Definition
THE STATE OF BALANCE IN WHICH THE BODY'S INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT REMAINS IN THE NORMAL RANGE
Term
HYPOGASTRIC REGION
Definition
REFERS TO THE LOWER MIDDLE PORTION
Term
INGUINAL
Definition
THE GROIN
THE DEPRESSED AREA OF THE ABDOMINAL WALL NEAR THE THIGH
Term
INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT
Definition
THE FLUID SURROUNDING BODY CELLS
Term
LEFT ILIAC REGIONS
Definition
LEFT INGUINAL REGIONS
Term
LEFT HYPOCHONDRIAC REGION
Definition
THE LEFT SIDE OF THE EPIGASTRIC REGION
Term
LUMBAR
Definition
LOWER BACK REGION
Term
MACROMOLECULES
Definition
LARGE MOLECULES SUCH AS PROTEINS OR NUCLEIC ACIDS
Term
MAMMARY
Definition
THE BREAST
Term
MENTAL
Definition
THE CHIN
Term
METABOLISM
Definition
ALL OF THE CHEMICAL REACTIONS IN CELLS
THAT BREAKDOWN OR BUILD-UP SUBSTANCES
Term
MOLECULES
Definition
ATOMS PUT TOGETHER
Term
NASAL
Definition
THE NOSE
Term
OCCIPITAL
Definition
THE LOWER POSTERIOR REGION OF THE HEAD
Term
ORAL
Definition
THE MOUTH
Term
ORBITAL
Definition
THE EYE CAVITY
Term
ORGANISM
Definition
COMPRISED OF ORGAN SYSTEMS
A LIVING THING
Term
ORGANS
Definition
GROUPS OF DIFFERENT TISUES THAT INTERACT
Term
ORGANELLES
Definition
COMPOSED OF AGGREGATES OF MACROMOLECULES, SUCH AS CARBOHYDRATES,LIPIDS, AND NUCLEIC ACIDS
Term
ORGAN SYSTEMS
Definition
GROUPS OF ORGANS THAT WORK CLOSELY TOGETHER
Term
OTIC
Definition
THE EAR
Term
OXYGEN
Definition
GAS THAT MAKES UP ABOUT ONE FIFTH OF ORDINARY AIR
Term
PALMAR
Definition
THE PALM OF THE HAND
Term
PATELLAR
Definition
THE KNEECAP
Term
PECTORAL
Definition
THE CHEST
Term
PEDAL
Definition
THE FOOT
Term
PERINEAL
Definition
THE PERINEUM
THE REGION BETWEEN THE ANUS AND THE EXTERNAL REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS
Term
PRESSURE
Definition
TEH APPLICATIN OF FORCE TO SOMETHING
Term
PHYSIOLOGY
Definition
THE STUDY OF FUNCTIONS OF THE BODY
Term
PLANTAR
Definition
THE SOLE OF THE FOOT
Term
POPLITEAL
Definition
AREA BEHIND THE KNEECAP
Term
RIGHT ILIAC REGION
Definition
RIGHT INGUINAL REGION
Term
RIGHT HYPOCHONDRIAC REGION
Definition
RIGHT SIDE OF THE EPIGASTRIC REGION
Term
SACRAL
Definition
THE POSTERIOR REGION BETWEEN THE HIPBONES
Term
STERNAL
Definition
PERTAINING TO THE MIDDLE OF THE THORAX, ANTERIORLY.
Term
SURAL
Definition
THE CALF OF THE LEG
Term
TARSAL
Definition
THE INSTEP OF THE FOOT
Term
TISSUES
Definition
A GROUP OF CELLS
Term
UMBILICAL
Definition
THE NAVAL
Term
UMBILICAL REGION
Definition
REFERS TO THE MIDDLE PORTION OF THE NAVAL
Term
VERTEBRAL
Definition
THE SPINAL COLUMN
Term
WATER
Definition
THE MOST ABUNDANT CHEMICAL IN THE BODY
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