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Medical Term. Chap 2
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Undergraduate 1
01/16/2014

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Controlling structure of a cell
Definition
Nucleus
Term
Uppermost section of the ventral cavity; contains the heart, lungs and large blood vessels as well as pleural cavities and mediasstinum
Definition
thoracic cavity
Term
Space that contains the brain; one of the dorsal cavities
Definition
cranial cavity
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Threadlike structure that transmits genetic information; 1 of 23 pairs in a cell
Definition
chromosome
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Large internal space containing the cranial and spinal cavities
Definition
dorsal cavity
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Name for internal organs
Definition
viscera
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Double-folded membrane lining the pleural cavities
Definition
pleura
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Tissue that forms, glands, covers surfaces, and lines cavities
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epithelial tissue
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Muscular membrane that separates ventral cavities
Definition
diaphragm
Term
Outside covering of a cell
Definition
cell membrane
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