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| the study of the structure of an organism |
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| electrophysiological techniques |
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| measure the electrical activity of single cells or groups of cells including muscle and nervous system tissues |
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| anything that causes (teratogenesis); the development of a severely malformed fetus |
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| the study of the nervous system |
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| region represented externally as the anterior abdominal wall |
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| appended to the trunk; consists of the arm: shoulder, elbow, forearm, wrist, and hand |
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| appended to the trunk; consists of the thigh, leg, ankle and foot |
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| bending at a joint, usually toward the ventral surface |
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| stretching two ends farther apart |
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| a collection of cells that serve a particular function |
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| superficial layer of mucous membranes and the cells constituting the skin |
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| composed predominately of intercellular material (matrix), within which the cells are bound, mainly serve as support and protection |
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| tissue with unique properties of strength and elasticity, tensile and compressive strength |
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| fluid CT composed of plasma and cells suspended in matrix, arrises from bone marrow |
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| hardest CT made or inorganic salts, categorized as either compact or spongy |
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| aka skeletal muscle, striped, voluntary/somatic control, |
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| includes muscle tissue of the digestive tract and blood vessels, sheet-like spindle shaped cells, involuntary control |
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| aggregates of tissue with functional unity (tissues all serve the same general purpose) |
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| sheet-like membrane that surrounds organs |
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| bind organs together or hold structures into place |
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| typically bind bone to bone therefore they must withstand great pressure |
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| attach muscles to bone or cartilage |
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| point of union between two bones |
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| the union of bones with other bones or cartilage with other cartilage |
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| premature synostosis (skull development), profound complications |
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| point of attachment or least mobile element of a muscle |
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| point of attachment that moves as a result of muscle contraction |
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| muscles that move a structure |
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| muscles that oppose a given movement |
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| muscles that stabilize structures |
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| muscles supplied by single nerves |
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| consists of one efferent nerve fiber and the muscle fibers to which it attaches |
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| groups of organs with functional unity |
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