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Toward the head end or upper part of a structure or body; Above.

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Superior

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Away from the head end or toward the lower part of a structure or body; Below.

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Inferior

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Toward or at the back of the body; Behind

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Dorsal

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Belly side; Toward the front of the body; In front of.

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Ventral

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Ventral: In front of; Toward the front of the body or structure.

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Anterior

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Dorsal; Behind

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Posterior

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Toward or at the mid-line of the body; on inner side of.

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Medial

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Away from the mid-line of the body; on the outer side of

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Lateral

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Closer to the origin of the body part or at the point of attachment of the limb to the body trunk.

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Proximal

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Father from the origin of the body part or at the point of attachment of the limb to the body trunk.

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Distal

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Head, neck, and trunk

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Axial Skeleton

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Appendages; arms & legs

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Appendicular Skeleton

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Toward of at the body surface (externally)

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Superficial

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Away from the body surface (internally)

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Deep

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Pertaining to the Head

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Cephalic

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Pertaining to the eye

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Orbital

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Pertaining to the chin

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Mental

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Pertaining to the neck.

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Cervical

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Pertaining to the chest

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Thoracic

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Pertaining to the sternum

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Sternal

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Pertaining to the abdomen.

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Abdominal

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Pertaining to the groin

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Inguinal

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Pertaining to the pubes or pubis

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Pubic

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Pertaining to the vertebrae

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Vertebral

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Pertaining to the loin or loins.
Lumbar
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Pertaining to the buttock muscles
Gluteal
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Pertaining to the hip
Coxal
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Pertaining to the armpit / axila
Axillary
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Pertaining to the upper arm
Brachial
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Pertaining to the region in front of the elbow.
Antecubital
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Pertaining to the forearm
Antebrachial
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Pertaining to the carpus (wrist)
Carpal
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Pertaining to the palm
Palmar
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Pertaining to the to the finger
Digital
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Pertaining to the femur
Femoral
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Pertaining to the patella
Pateller
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Pertaining to the to the area behind the knee
Popliteal
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Pertaining to the tarsus
Tarsal
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Pertaining to the foot or feet
Pedal
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Pertaining to the sole of the foot
Plantar
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Pertaining to the calcaneus (heel bone)
Calcaneal
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Divides body into anterior and posterior parts
Frontal (coronal) Plane
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Sagittal plane that lies exactly in the mid-line
Median (midsagittal) Plane
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Runs horizontally from left to right; divides body into superior and inferior parts.
Transverse Plane
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What are the Four Quadrants of the abdominal cavity?
I. Right Upper II. Left Upper III. Right Lower IV. Left Lower
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What are the Nine Regions of the abdominal cavity?
RightHypochondriac--Epigastric--LeftHypochondriac Left Lumbar--Umbilical--Right Lumbar Right Inguinal--Hypogastric--Left Inguinal
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Outer layer that lines the cavity wall.
Parietal
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Inner layer that lines the cavity wall.
Visceral
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Membranes designed to reduce friction between organs and cavity walls; Parietal and Visceral
Serous Membranes
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Total magnification of microscope on LOW.
40x
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Total magnification of microscope on MEDIUM.
100x
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Total magnification of microscope on HIGH.
400x
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Refers to the magnification of an object when it is viewed through a microscope.
Total Magnification
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Distance between the front lends of a microscope and the object when the instrument is correctly focused.
Working Distance
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Area of anatomy included in an image
Field-of-view
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Distance at which an object remains in focus.
Depth of focus
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A microscope with interchangeable objectives that do not require refocus.
Parfocal
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Any cell in the body that is not a germ cell.
Somatic Cell
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An ovum or a sperm cell.
Germ Cell
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Division of the nucleus.
Mitosis.
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Division of the cytoplasm
Cytokinesis
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Cells formed from the division of the mother cell
Daughter Cells
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Nuclear Envelope is intact DNA is in uncondensed, granular chromatin form No sign of aster or spindle fibers. Growth phase of cell.
Interphase
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Nuclear envelope disintegrates Chromatin condenses into chromosomes Aster and spindle form and attach to chromosomes
Prophase
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Chromosomes align at center of cell.
Metaphase
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Spindle pulls chromosomes towards opposite poles | Cytokinesis begins as cleavage furrow forms.
Anaphase
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Nuclear envelopes reform Chromosomes uncoil into chromatin Aster and spindle disappear
Telophase
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Cytoplasm divides by formation of cleavage furrow | Completion produces two daughter cells.
Cytokinesis
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Cell(s) formed from the division of mother cell.
Daughter Cell(s)
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Body lying face up.
Supine
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Body lying face down.
Prone

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