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| how many bones in the cervical region |
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| how many bones in the coccygeal region |
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| how many bones in the lumbar region |
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| how many bones in the sacral region |
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| how many bones in the thoracic region |
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| neck of the body or neck of the cervix |
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| esophagus (tube from the throat to the stomach |
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| lymph (clear fluid in tissue spaces and lymph vessels) |
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| mediastinum (space between the lungs) |
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| pelvis (bones of the hip) |
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| peritoneum (membrane surrounding the abdomen) |
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| sacrum (five fused bones in the lower back) |
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| space below the chest that contains organs such as the stomach, liver, intestines, gallbladder. Lies between the diaphragm and the pelvis |
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| pertaining to the abdomen |
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| space below the chest that contains organs such as the stomach, liver, intestines, gallbladder. Lies between the diaphragm and the pelvis |
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| located in the front (of the body or a structure) |
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| one of two tubes that carry air from the windpipe to the lungs; also called a bronchus (pl: bronchi) |
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| visual examination of bronchial tubes by passing an endoscope through the trachea (windpipe) into the bronchi |
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| flexible, fibrous connective tissue, found attached to the nose, ears, voice box, and windpipe and chiefly attached to bones at joints |
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| smallest unit or part of an organ |
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| pertaining to the neck of the body OR the neck of the cervix |
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| system that transports blood throughout the body; heart, blood, blood vessels (arteries, veins, capillaries) |
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| pertaining to the tailbone (coccyx) |
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| space surrounded by the skull and containing the brain and other organs |
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| computed tomography; series of x-ray images showing organs in cross-section (transverse view). Also called a cat scan |
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| muscle that separates the chest from the abdomen |
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| organs that bring food into the body and break it down to enter the bloodstream or eliminate it through the rectum and anus |
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| pad of cartilage that is between each backbone |
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| endocrine glands such as the pituitary, thyroid, adrenal, and pancreas |
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| pertaining to skin cells, indicates cells lining the inner parts of internal organs and covering the outside of the body |
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| pertaining to the esophagus |
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| tube leading from the throat to the stomach |
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| female reproductive system |
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| organs (ovaries) that produce and transport (fallopian tubes) egg cells and secrete female hormones (estrogen/progesterone), includes the uterus where the embryo/fetus grow |
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| pertaining to the front; anterior |
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| inflammation of the liver. Viral hepatitis is an acute infection caused by at least 3 different viruses; hepatitis A,B,C viruses |
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| pertaining to lateral regions of the upper abdomen beneath the lower ribs |
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| visual examination of the abdomen |
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| pertaining to the larnyx (voice box) |
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| removal of the larnyx (voice box) |
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| voice box; located at the top of the trachea and containing vocal cords |
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| pertaining to the loins; part of the back and sides between the chest and the hip |
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| group of organs (lymph vessels, lympth nodes, spleen, thymus) composed of lympthatic tissue that produce lymphocytes to defend the body against foreign organisms |
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| white blood cell that is found within lymph and lymph nodes. T cells and B cells are types of lymphocytes |
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| pertaining to the mediastinum |
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| space between the lungs in the chest containing the heart, large blood vessels, trachea, esophagus, thymus gland, and lymph nodes |
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| magnetic resonance imaging; image of the body with magnetic and radio waves. Organs are seen in 3 planes (coronal, sagittal, transverse) |
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| organs that support the body and allow it to move, including the muscles, bones, joints, and connective tissues |
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| organs (brain, spinal cord, nerves) that transmit electrical messages throughout the body |
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| independent parts of the body composed of different tissues working together to do a specific job |
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| one of two organs in the female abdomen that produces egg cells and female hormones |
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| space contained within the hip bones (front and sides) and the lower part of the backbone (sacrum & coccyx) |
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| lower part of the trunk of the body including the hip bone, tailbone, and sacrum (lower backbones) |
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| pertaining to the peritoneum |
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| membrane that surrounds the abdomen and holds the abdominal organs in place |
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| pertaining to the pharynx (throat) |
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| organ behind the mouth that receives swallowed food and delivers it into the esophagus. The pharynx also receives air from the nose and passes it to the trachea (windpipe) |
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| organ at the base of the brain that secretes hormones. These hormones enter the blood to regulate other organs and other endocrine glands |
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| double membrane that surround the lungs |
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| space between the pleura surrounding the lungs |
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| inflammation of the pleura |
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| located in the back portion of a structure or of the body |
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| organs that control breathing; allowing air to enter and leave the body |
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| triangular bone in the lower back, below the lumbar bones and formed by 5 fused bones |
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| an imaginary line that divides an organ or the body into right and left portions |
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| parts of the body that receives messages from the environment and relay them to the brain so that we see, hear, and feel sensations; ex: eyes, hears, skin |
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| space in the back that contains the spinal cord and is surround by the backbones |
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| bundle of nerves that extends from the brain down the back. The spinal cord carries electrical messages to and from the spinal cord |
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| space above the abdomen that contains the heart, lungs, and other organs; the chest cavity |
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| groups of similar cells that work together to do a job in the body such as muscle tissue, nerve tissue, and epithelial tissue |
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| tube that carries air from the throat to the bronchial tubes; aka the windpipe |
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| imaginary line that divides an organ or the body into an upper and lower portion; a cross-sectional view |
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| one of two tubes that lead from the kidney to the urinary bladder |
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| tube that carries urine from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body |
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| organs that produce and send urine out of the body; kidneys, ureters, bladder, urethra |
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| muscular organ in a female that holds and provides nourishment for the developing fetus; womb |
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