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| Standing erect and facing forward with the arms at the side, palms and toes facing forward, feet slightly apart, and legs parallel. |
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| Lying on the belly face down. |
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| Lying on the back face up. |
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| Vertical cut that divides the body into front and back. |
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| Vertical cut that divides the body into right and left sides. |
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| Midsagittal (median) Plane |
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| Vertical cut that divides the body into EQUAL right and left halves. |
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| Transverse (cross-sectional) Plane |
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| Horizontal plane that divides the body into upper and lower portions. |
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| Lungs, trachea, bronchi, heart & vessels, esophagus, thymus gland |
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| Stomach, intestines, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, appendix, kidneys, spleen, aorta, vena cava, blood vessels |
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| Bladder, urethra, ureters, rectum, intestines, internal reproductive organs |
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| Brain, pituitary gland, pineal gland |
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| Spinal cord, peripheral nerves |
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| Serous membrane that lines the pleaural cavity. |
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| Mucle that divides the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities. |
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| Divisions of the Spinal Column |
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| Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, Sacral, and Coccygeal. |
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| Fundamental unit of all living things. |
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| Brain of a cell. Contains DNA. |
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| Moves things from and area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration. |
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| Responsible for the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the lungs. |
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| Pertaining to a solution that causes cells to shrink or crenate. |
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| Pertaining to a solution that causes cell to swell and burst or hemolyze. |
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| Particles are pushed through a membrane by a mechanical pressure. |
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| Requires cellular energy (ATP) |
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| Condition a person is born with, but not necessarily something the person has inherited. |
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| Covers surfaces, lines cavities and hollow organs, and forms glands. |
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| Produces movement by contacting and relaxing. |
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| Supports and forms the framework of the body. |
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Most abundant tissue in the body.
Produces large amounts of specialized intercellular substance called a matrix |
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| Stretchable and is found between tissues and organs. |
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| Consists of fat cells to help conserve body heat and offer a place for excess food. |
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| Forms a network for the spleen, lymph nodes, and bone marrow, & helps in body defense. |
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| Helps anchor muscle to bone, or connects bone to bone and forms the dermis. |
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| Supports the rings of the bronchi and covers the ends of bones. |
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| Serves as a shock absorber between the vertebrae and in the knee. |
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| Most flexible cartilage found in the tip of the nose, external ear, and parts of the pharynx. |
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| Tissue that connects and binds. |
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| Tissue with hard fibers and calcium. |
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| Dense, flexile tissue similar to bone tissue. |
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| Tissue composed of blood cells within plasma, with no fibers or ground substance. |
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