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Anatomy
10th Grade
01/27/2006

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Term
Brachial
Definition
Arm
Term
Occiptial
Definition
Back of the skull
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medial
Definition
Toward the midline of the body
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Lateral
Definition
Toward the edge of the body
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cortex
Definition
The outside of an organ
Term
Superficial
Definition
On or near the surface
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Oral
Definition
Mouth
Term
Cephalic
Definition
Head
Term
Cervical
Definition
Neck
Term
Axillary
Definition
armpit
Term
Carpal
Definition
Wrist
Term
Digits
Definition
Fingers or toes
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Pedal
Definition
Foot
Term
Orbits
Definition
Eyes
Term
Buccal
Definition
Fleshy part of cheek
Term
Zygomatic
Definition
Bony part of cheek
Term
Thoracic
Definition
Chest
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Mammary
Definition
Breast
Term
Umbilical
Definition
Belly button
Term
Inguinal
Definition
Groin
Term
Gluteal
Definition
Buttock
Term
Popliteal
Definition
Back of knee
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Tarsal
Definition
ankle
Term
Plantar
Definition
Sole of Foot
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Scapular
Definition
Shoulder Blade
Term
Antebrachial
Definition
Forearm
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Femoral
Definition
thigh
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Sural
Definition
calf
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Ventral
Definition
Toward the front
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Dorsal
Definition
Toward the back
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Prone
Definition
Face down
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Supine
Definition
Face up
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Parietal
Definition
Toward the wall of a cavity
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Visceral
Definition
On the organs inside a cavity
Term
Homeostasis
Definition
Maintaining stable internal conditions
Term
Epithelial tissue
Definition
tissue that is sheet-like and protects
Term
Connective tissue
Definition
Tissue that stores, defends, transports, supports - bone, blood, cartilage
Term
Nervous tissue
Definition
Tissue that sends messages
Term
Muscle Tissue
Definition
tissue that creates movement
Term
Caudal
Definition
Towards the tail
Term
anatomy
Definition
Study of the structure of an organism
Term
physiology
Definition
study of the function of the parts
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Negative Feedback
Definition
Stopping or slowing of a condition
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Positive feedback
Definition
Promotion of a change in the body
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