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        | study of the structures of the body and how they relate to one another |  | 
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        | study of the function of the body’s parts |  | 
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        | 4 characteristics of the body in the anatomical position |  | Definition 
 
        | BODY ERECT FEET SLIGHTLY APART
 PALMS FACE FORWARD
 THUMBS POINT AWAY FROM THE BODY
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        | 6 levels of structural organization |  | Definition 
 
        | 1. chemical 2. cellular
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        | maintenance of a relatively stable internal conditions even though the external environment is changing |  | 
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        | toward the head end or upper part of a structure or the body; above |  | 
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        | away from the head end or toward the lower part of a structure or the body; below |  | 
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        | toward r at the front of the body; in front of |  | 
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        | toward or at the back of the body; behind |  | 
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        | toward or at the midline of the body; on the inner side of |  | 
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        | away from the midline of the body; on the outer side of |  | 
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        | between a more medial and a more lateral structure |  | 
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        | closer to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk |  | 
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        | Farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk |  | 
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        | toward or at the body surface |  | 
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        | away from the body surface; more internal |  | 
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        | pertaining to the anterior body trunk region inferior to the ribs |  | 
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        | pertaining to the genital region |  | 
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        | pertaining to the area of the spinal column |  | 
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        | Pertaining to the back of the knee |  | 
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        | Frontal plane (coronal plane) |  | Definition 
 
        | a vertical cut that divides the body into anterior and posterior parts |  | 
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        | a vertical cut that divides the body into right and left parts |  | 
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        | plane divides the body into EQUAL right and left parts |  | 
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        | Transverse plane (cross section) |  | Definition 
 
        | a horizontal cut that divides the body into superior and inferior parts |  | 
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        | contains the cranial and vertebral cavities |  | 
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        | membranes that surround structures located in the dorsal body cavity |  | 
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        | contains the abdomniopelvic and thoracic cavities |  | 
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        | houses the lungs and  the heart |  | 
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        | houses organs of the digestive,    reproductive and urinary systems |  | 
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        | skeletal muscle that separates the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities |  | 
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        | surrounds structures in the ventral body cavity |  | 
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        | defines the boundary of a cell |  | 
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        | the interior of the cell between the plasma membrane and the nucleus; contains the cytoplasmic organelles |  | 
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        | contains the genes which control activities of the cell |  | 
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        | Passive process (membrane transport) |  | Definition 
 
        | substances cross the plasma membrane without any energy input |  | 
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        | Active process (membrane transport) |  | Definition 
 
        | the cell provides energy required to move substances across the plasma membrane |  | 
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        | movement of substances out of a cell |  | 
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        | Movement of substances into a cell |  | 
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        | the viscous, semitransparent fluid |  | 
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        | specialized subcellular compartments with specific functions |  | 
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        | site of protein synthesis |  | 
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        | Rough endoplasmic reticulum |  | Definition 
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        | Smooth endoplasmic reticulum |  | Definition 
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        | traffic director of the cell |  | 
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        | neutralize harmful free radicals |  | 
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        | covers surfaces, covers the external body surfaces and lines cavities and tubules |  | 
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        | 2 classifications of epithelial tissue |  | Definition 
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        | 6 epithelial tissue characteristics |  | Definition 
 
        | 1. avascular 2. innervated
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        | flattened scale-like cells with flattened disc-shaped (spindle-shaped) nuclei |  | 
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        | cube-like or box-like cells with centrally placed spherical nuclei |  | 
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        | tall, column-shaped cells with elongated nuclei placed closer to the base of the cells |  | 
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        | covering and lining epithelia |  | 
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        | a single layer of epithelial cells |  | 
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        | at least 2 layers of epithelial cells,	named for the epithelial cell type on the apical surface |  | 
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        | produce connective tissue proper |  | 
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        | Simple squamous epithelium |  | 
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        | Simple cubodial epithelium |  | 
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        | Simple columnar epithelium |  | 
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        | Pseudostratified columnar epithelium |  | 
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        | Statified squamous epithelium |  | 
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        | Stratified columnar epithelium |  | 
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        | Stratified cubodial epithelium |  | 
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        | Dense irregular connective |  | 
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