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What plane divides the body into left and right portions?

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Sagittal

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What portions does the sagittal plane divide the body into?

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Left and right

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What plane divides the body into front and back portions?

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Coronal (Frontal)

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What portions does the coronal plane divide the body into?

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Front and back

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What plane divides the body into top and bottom portions?

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Transverse

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What portions does the transverse plane divide the body into?

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Top and bottom

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Towards or in front of the body

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Anterior

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What is another word for anterior?

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Ventral

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Superior

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Above

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Inferior

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Below

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Behind or towards the backside of the body

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Posterior

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What is another word for posterior?

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Dorsal

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Closer to the midline of the body

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Medial

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Farther away from midline of the body

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Lateral

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Closer or toward the body trunk/chest/center of the body

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Proximal

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Farther away from the body trunk/chest/center of the body

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Distal

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Superficial

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Closer to the outer layer and surface of the body

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Deep

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Away from the surface of the body

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Face up body position

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Supine

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Face down body position

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Prone

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Osteogenic cells

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the only bone cells that divide and become osteoblasts

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What are the only bone cells that divide and become osteoblasts?

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Osteogenic cells

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Osteoblasts

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cells that secrete matrix for bone formation

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What cells secrete matrix for bone formation?

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Osteoblasts

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Osteocytes
bone cells embedded in the matrix
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What bone cells are embedded in the matrix?
Osteocytes
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Haversian Canal
tiny tubes that form a network to communicate with bones and their blood vessels
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What are tiny tubes that form a network to communicate with bones and their blood vessels?
Haversian Canal
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The shoulder and hip are what kind of synovial joint?
Ball and socket
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The elbow and knee are what kind of synovial joint?
Hinge
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The neck is what kind of synovial joint?
Pivot
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The wrist is what kind of synovial joint?
Condyloid
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The fingers are what kind of synovial joint?
Saddle
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The ankle is what kind of synovial joint?
Plane
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The two major bones of the head
Parietal and frontal
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What are the 4 major bones of the chest?
Scapula, clavicle, ribs, and sternum
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What are 3 major bones of the arm?
Humerus, radius, and ulna
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What are 3 major bones of the leg?
Tibia, fibula, and femur
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What are 3 major bones of the foot?
Tarsals, metatarsals, and phalanges
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What are 3 major bones of the hands?
Carpals, metacarpals, and phalanges
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What is the outermost layer of muscle connective tissue?
Epimysium
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What layer of muscle connective tissue surrounds muscle fibers?
Perimysium
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What is the deepest layer of muscle connective tissue?
Endomysium
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What major muscle is on the side of the head?
Temporalis
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What major muscle is in the cheek area?
Zygomaticus
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What major muscle is in the calf area?
Gastrocnemius
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What major muscle is in the shoulder area?
Deltoid
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What major muscle is near the upper ribs?
Serratus anterior
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What 2 major muscles are in the chest?
Pectoralis major and minor
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What major muscle is in the leg?
Quadriceps
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What type of blood does the superior and inferior vena cava carry?
Deoxygenated
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The superior/inferior vena cava flows into the…
Right atrium
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What valve controls the flow between the right atrium and the right ventricle?
Tricuspid valve (AV)
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Blood from the right ventricle flows into the…
Pulmonary artery
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What type of blood does the pulmonary vein carry?
Oxygenated
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The pulmonary vein flows into the…
Left atrium
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What valve controls the flow between the left atrium and left ventricle?
Bicuspid valve (mitral)
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The left ventricle flows into the…
Aorta
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Blood flows through arteries into…
Arterioles
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Blood is exchanged in the…
Capillaries
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Capillaries are connected to veins by…
Venules
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The outer most layer of the heart is called the…
Epicardium
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The second layer of the heart is called the…
Myocardium
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The inner most layer of the heart is called the…
Endocardium

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