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Test 2
Mr. Sullivan : Trimester 1
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Anatomy
11th Grade
09/21/2013

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Term
Cells
Definition
simplest living level in the body
Term
Tissue
Definition
cells of the same type together (4)
Term
Organ
Definition
different tissues together (12)
Term
Organism
Definition
one living person
Term
Define anatomical position
Definition
In the anatomical position the body is standing, facing forward, hands at your sides, and palms forward.
Term
Superior
Definition
Above or uppermost
Term
Inferior
Definition
below or bottomost
Term
Anterior
Definition
front or toward the front (ventral)
Term
Posterior
Definition
back or toward the back (dorsal)
Term
Cephalad
Definition
toward the head (girls have cervix)
Term
Medial
Definition
toward the middle (imagine a line going through the middle of the body)
Term
Lateral
Definition
toward the side
Term
Proximal
Definition
close to
Term
Distal
Definition
far from
Term
Visceral
Definition
(viscera are hollow organs ex. stomach) toward the hollow organs
Term

Abdominal Regions

[left to right, top to bottom (9)]

Definition
  1. Right Hypochondriac
  2. Epigastric
  3. Left Hypochondriac
  4. Right Lumbar
  5. Umbilical
  6. Left Lumbar
  7. Right Inguinal
  8. Hypogastric
  9. Left Inguinal
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