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Body organization Flashcards

1
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Anatomical position

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Individual stands upright w/ feet flat on the floor; palms forward

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Dorsal

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At the back side of the human body

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Ventral

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At the belly side of the human body

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Posterior

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In back of; toward the back surface

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Anterior

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In front of; toward the front surface

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Superior

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Closer to the head

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Inferior

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Closer to the feet

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Proximal

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Closest to point of attachment to trunk

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Distal

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Furthest from point of attachment to trunk

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Superficial

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On the outside

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Deep

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On the inside; underneath another structure

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Medial

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Toward the midline of the body

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Lateral

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Away from the midline of the body

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Ipsilateral

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On the same side

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Contralateral

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On the opposite side

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Sagittal

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Splits right from left

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Midsagittal

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Divides the body or organ into equal right and left sides

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Parasagital

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Divides the body or organ into unequal right and left sides

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19
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Coronal

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Separates tip of nose from back

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Transverse

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Separates top of head from soles of feet

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21
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Parietal layer

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Lines the internal surace of the body wall

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Visceral layer

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Covers the external surface of organs within the cavity

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23
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Supine

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Lying horizontally facing up

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Prone

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Lying horizontally facing down

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Extension

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Movement that increases the articulating angle

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Flexion

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Movement that decreases the angle between articulating bones

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Abduction

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Movement of a bone away from the midline

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Adduction

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Medial movement of a bone toward the midline

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Opposition

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Movement of the thumb across the palm to touch the palmar side of the fingertips

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Medial Rotation

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Turns the anterior surface of the femur or humerus medially

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Lateral Rotation

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Turns the anterior surface of the femur or humerus laterally

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32
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Circumduction

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A continuous movement that combines flexion, abduction, extension, and adduction in succession

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Inversion

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Turning the foot inward

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34
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Eversion

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Turning the sole of the foot outward or laterally

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35
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Protraction

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Movement of a body part anteriorly in a horizontal plane

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36
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Retraction

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Posteriorly directed movement of a body part

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37
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Abdominal

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Region inferior to the thorax and superior to the hip bones

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38
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Antebrachial

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Forearm

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39
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Antecubital

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Region anterior to the elbow

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40
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Auricular

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Ear (includes visable surface and internal organs)

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Axillary

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Armpit

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42
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Brachial

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Arm (part between shoulder and elbow)

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43
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Buccal

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Cheek

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44
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Calcaneal

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Heel of foot

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45
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Carpal

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Wrist

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46
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Cephalic

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Head

47
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Cervical

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Neck

48
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Coxal

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Hip

49
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Cranial

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Skull

50
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Crural

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Leg (between knee and ankle)

51
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Deltoid

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Shoulder

52
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Digital

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Fingers and toes

53
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Dorsal

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Back

54
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Femoral

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Thigh

55
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Fibular

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Lateral aspect of the leg

56
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Frontal

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Forehead

57
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Gluteal

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Buttock

58
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Hallux

A

Great toe

59
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Inguinal

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Groin

60
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Lumbar

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Relating to the loins; part of the back and sides between ribs + pelvis

61
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Mammary

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Breast

62
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Manus

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Hand

63
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Mental

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Chin

64
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Nasal

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Nose

65
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Occipital

A

Posterior aspect of the head

66
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Olecranial

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Posterior of the elbow

67
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Oral

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Mouth

68
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Orbital

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Eye

69
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Palmar

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Palm of the hand

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Patellar

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Kneecap

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Pelvic

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Pelvis

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Perineal

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Diamond shaped region between thighs that contains the anus and selected external reproductive organs

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Pes

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Foot

74
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Plantar

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Sole of the foot

75
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Pollex

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Thumb

76
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Popliteal

A

Area posterior to the knee

77
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Public

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Anterior region of the pelvis

78
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Radial

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Lateral aspect of the forearm

79
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Sacral

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Posterior region between the hip bones

80
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Scapular

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Shoulder blade

81
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Sternal

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Anterior middle region of the thorax

82
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Sural

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Calf

83
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Tarsal

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Froximal part of foot and ankle

84
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Thoracic

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Chest or thorax

85
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Tibial

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Medial aspect of the leg

86
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Ulnar

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Medial aspect of the forearm

87
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Umbilicar

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Naval

88
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Vertebral

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Spinal chord

89
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Vertebral column spine

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spine

90
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process

A

bone structure that sticks out

91
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spinous process

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vertebrae that sticks out

92
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diaphragm

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muscle that attaches to ribs and vertebrae and forms a dome shape that separates thoracic cavity and abdominal cavity

93
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pelvic cavity

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bowl like imaginary boundry

94
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mediastinum

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divides pleural cavities, cavity within it: pericardial cavity

95
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serous membrane

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produce serous fluid has proteins and watery

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visceral/ splanchnic layer/membrane

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pertaining to the guts, contents of guts, inards

97
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somatic/parietal layer/membrane

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body wall

98
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secrete

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produce and release

99
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muscus

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snotty

100
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serous fluid

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will not make any noise, slippery to

slide but sticky not to, like soapy water

101
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cells

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fundamental unit of life, of life

102
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virus ?

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not a cell, not of life, interact with life

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DNA ?

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it is not life by itself

104
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organelles

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membrane boundries

105
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organelles

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without membranes

106
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cytoskeleton

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serves same purpose of skeleton: rigity, protection, keeps shape

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cytoplasm

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fills the cell

108
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plasm

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goo

109
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cytosol

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intracellular fluid found inside the cell

110
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lysosome ?

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organelle in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells containing degradative enzymes enclosed in a membrane.

111
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perioxisome ?

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membrane-bound organelle occurring in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells.

112
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mitochondria

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energy bearing molecule, converts energy, power house of the cell, converting fuel to a usable form

113
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non membrane bound structures ?

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ribosomes, cytoplasm, microfilament, intermediate filament, microtuble, keratin, centriole, cilia, microvili

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