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A&P Exam 1
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
09/24/2010

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"What are the six levels of chemical oranization?"
Definition
Chemical, Cell, Tissue, Organ, System and Organisim
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What is Macroananatomy?
Definition

"Gross", 

The study of the form of structures that can be seen with the naked eye
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What is Mircroanatomy?
Definition

"Small", 

 involving the use of an instrument for viewing
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What is Histology?
Definition

"Tissues"

The study of the form of structures seen under the microscope
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What is Cytology?
Definition
The study of Cells
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What is the anterior side of the body?

What is the posterior?

Definition

Anterior=Front

Posterior=Back

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What is your cephalic?
Definition
Your Head.
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What is your orbital?
Definition
Eye cavity
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What is your frontal?
Definition
Forehead
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What is your buccal?
Definition
Cheek
Term
What is your mental?
Definition
Chin
Term
What is/are your genital(s)?
Definition
Reproductive Organs
Term
What is your Petallar?
Definition
Anterior of Knee
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What is your pectoral region?
Definition
Chest
Term
What is your umbillical region?
Definition
Navel
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What is your inguinal region?
Definition
Groin
Term
What is your coxal?
Definition
Hip
Term
What is your crural?
Definition
Leg
Term
What is your vertabral?
Definition
Spinal Column
Term
What is the dorsum?
Definition
Your Back
Term
What is your pedal?
Definition
Foot
Term
What is your lumbar?
Definition
Your Lower Back
Term
What is your gluteal?
Definition
Buttocks...
Term
What is your femoral?
Definition
Thigh
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What is the occipital?
Definition
Back of the Head
Term
What is the Bracchial?
Definition
Arm
Term
What is the acromial?
Definition
Point of Shoulder
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What is the cubital?
Definition
Elbow
Term

What is superior?

 

What is Inferior?

Definition

Superior=toward head (upwards)

Inferior=toward feet away from head (downwards)

Term

What is ventral?

 

What is dorsal?

Definition

Ventral=toward front of body

Dorsal=toward back of body

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What is medial?

 

What is lateral?

Definition

Medial=toward the midline

 

Lateral=away from the midline

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What is superficial?

 

What is deep?

Definition

Superficial=outside

 

Deep=inside

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What is homeostasis?
Definition

 

Ability to maintain relatively stable internal conditions even though the outside world changes continuously
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