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is a major regulatory system &
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| regulates temperature; prevents water loss; provides protection |
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| removes foreign substances from the blood; combats disease; maintains tissue fluid balance |
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| produces movement; maintains posture; produces body heat |
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is a major regulatory system &
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| removes waste products from the blood; maintains water balance |
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| The characteristic of life that is defined as "all the chemical reactions taking place in an organism" |
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| Negative-feedback mechanisms |
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make deviations from the set point smaller.
maintain homeostasis.
are associated with an increased sense of hunger the longer a person goes without eating. |
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| The part of the upper limb between the elbow and the wrist |
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| A plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior parts |
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| consist of two layers of peritoneum fused together. |
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(higher) a structure above another
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"nearest" Closer to the point of attachment
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Closer to the head than another structure
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(distant) farther from the point of attachment
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(lower) A structure below another
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Closer to the tail than another structure
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| (front) towards the belly |
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| (side) away from the midline of the body |
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| (middle) towards the midline of the body |
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towards or on the surface
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away from the surface, internal
( ex. The lungs are deep to the ribs.) |
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| line the trunk cavities and cover the organs within these cavities. |
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| the abdominpelvic cavity contiains a serous membrane- lined cavity |
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| relating to the wall of any cavity |
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| layer of peritoneum lining the abdominal walls |
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| serous membrane that lines the different parts of the wall of the pleural cavity |
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| relating to the internal organs |
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| the serous membrane lining the walls of the abdominal and pelvic cavities (parietal p.) andinvesting the contained viscera (visceral p.), the two layers enclosing a potential space |
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| (behind the peritoneum) organs includes : kidney, adrenal glands, pancreas, parts of intestines, and urinary bladder. |
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