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Anatomy Terminology
Systems and their Functions, Cavities, and Planes
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Anatomy
12th Grade
08/17/2011

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Tissues
Definition
Specialized groups of cells form _____
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Atoms
Definition
The smallest building blocks of all matter ARE ____
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Cells
Definition
The building blocks of which living organisms are made are CALLED _____
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Systems
Definition
Several diffrent organs grouped together for a specific purpose FORM ____
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Organisms
Definition
Fully functional living things are known AS ______
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Organs
Definition
Combinations of various tissues working together FORM _____
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Medial
Definition
To indicate nearness to the midline of the body, use THIS WORD_______
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Transverse Plane
Definition
A horizontal of cross cut is also said to BE _______
Term
VENTRAL or anterior
Definition
The front side of the body is said to BE _________
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ANTERIOR or ventral
Definition
The word that means belly side IS ______
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Proximal
Definition
TO indicate a part that is near the trunk of the body or close to the point where a limb attaches to the body, use THE WORD __________
Term
Superior
Definition
A body part above another is said TO BE _______
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Lateral
Definition
The word that means to the side or away from the midline of the body IS _______
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Mid Saggital or Medial Plane
Definition
Divides body into left and right halves
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Spinal Cavity
Definition
The lower elongated part of the Dorsla Cavity is THE____
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Diaphragm
Definition
The muscle partition between the two large ventral cavities is the _____
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Cranial Cavity
Definition
The upper part of the dorsal body cavity is THE ____
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FRONTAL or Coronal Plane
Definition
The plane that seperates the body into anterior and posterior halves (front and back)
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