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What is located all over the body and forms the lining of internal organs and the outer surface of the skin covering of the body?

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epithelial tissue

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What is voluntary muscle found in arms and legs and parts of the body where movement is under conscious control

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muscle tissue

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what type of muscle is found in the heart and digestive system?

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involuntary muscle
- unconscious movement

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What types of connective tissue are there?

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  • adipose (fat)
  • cartilage (elastic, fibrous attached to bones)
  • bone
  • blood
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What is the function of nerve tissue?

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conducts electrical impulses

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What word means internal organs

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viscera

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which cavity of the body pertains to the front?

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ventral

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which cavity pertains to the back of the body

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dorsal

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what gland is just above the ear and right below the brain?

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pituitary

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What region lies the brain

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cranium

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What lies between the thoracic and upper abdominal region

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diaphragm

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What major organs pertain to the thoracic cavity?

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  • larynx
  • trachea
  • esophagus
  • bronchial tubes
  • lungs
  • heart
  • diaphragm
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The lungs are lines with a double membrane, what is it called?

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pleura

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Between the 2 pleura membranes, what is that space called?

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pleural cavity

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Between the lungs, what is the space called?

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mediastinum

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What major organs pertain to the peritoneal cavity (abdominal cavity)?

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  • liver
  • stomach
  • kidney
  • large intestine
  • small intestine
  • uterus
  • urinary bladder
  • urethra
  • rectum
  • anus
  • vagina (females
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What membranes outlines the peritoneal cavity?

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peritoneum

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18
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What area contains the kidneys and is outside the peritoneum membrane?

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retroperitoneal

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Viewing the right-ventrical, thoracic and peritoneal cavities, what majors organs whould be easily visible?

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  • traches
  • lung
  • diaphragm
  • liver
  • gallbladder
  • pancreas
  • colon
  • appendix
  • bladder
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Viewing the left-ventrical, thoracic and peritoneal cavities, what majors organs whould be easily visible

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  • thyroid gland
  • lung
  • aorta
  • spleen
  • stomach
  • small intestine
  • sigmoid colon
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How many ribs does and average adult have?

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12

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viewing the right-dorsal, thoracic and perotineal cavities, what major organs/ some bones would be easily visible?

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  • lung
  • liver
  • kidney
  • colon
  • ilium (upper pelvic bone)
  • sacrum (bone between ilium)
  • rectum
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viewing the left-dorsal, thoracic and perotineal cavities, what major organs/ some bones would be easily visible?

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  • lung
  • diaphragm
  • kidney
  • colon
  • uretur
  • bladder
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What are the 9 abdominopelvic regions?

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  1. right hypochondriac
  2. epigastric region
  3. left hypochondriac
  4. right lumbar
  5. umbilical region
  6. left lumbar
  7. right iliac
  8. hypogastric region
  9. left iliac
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what major organs pertain to the right hypochondriac?
- liver - gallbladder - right kidney - small intestine
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What major organs pertain to the epigastric region?
- stomach - liver - pancreas - duodenum - spleen - adrenal glands
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What major organs pertain to the left hypochondriac?
- spleen - colon - left kidney - pancreas
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What major organs pertain to the right lumbar?
- gallbladder - liver - right colon
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What major organs pertain to the umbilical region?
- umbilicus (navel) - part of small intestine - duodenum
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What major organs pertain to the left lumbar?
- descending colon - left kidney
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What major organs pertain to the right iliac?
- appendix - cecum
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What major organs pertain to the hypogastric region?
- urinary bladder - sigmoid colon - female reproductive organs
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What major organs pertain to the left iliac?
- descending colon - sigmoid colon
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Which plane divides the body from left to right?
sagittal plane
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Which plane divides the body from dosal to ventral?
frontal plane
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Which plane divides the body at the pelvic region (top to bottom)
transverse plane
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What word means pertaining distant?
distal
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What word means pertaining to the lower portion of the body?
inferior
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What word means pertaining to the side?
lateral
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What word means pertaining to the middle?
medial
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What word means pertaining to back surface of body?
posterior
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What word means lying on stomach?
prone
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What word means pertaining to near the point of attachment to the trunk?
proximal
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What word means pertaining on the surface?
superficial
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What word means pertaining to above another structure?
superior
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What word means lying on the back?
supine
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What word means pertaining to the abdomen?
abdominal
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What word means pertaining to fat?
adipose
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What word means pertaining to the front of the body?
anterior
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What word means pertaining to the neck?
cervical
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What word means benign tumor of cartilage?
chondroma
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What word means malignant tumor of cartilage?
chondroscarcoma
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What word means pertaining to the coccyx (tailbone)?
coccygeal
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What word means incision into the skull?
craniotomy
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What word means pertaining to distant?
distal
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What word means study of tissue?
histology
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What word means pertaining to the ilium?
iliac
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What word means pertaining to the groin?
iguninal
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What word means pertaining to two sides?
bilateral
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What word means pertaining to one side?
lateral
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What word means pertaining to the lower back and sacrum?
lumbosacral
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What word means pertaining to the pelvis?
pelvic
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What word means malignant fletch tumor?
sarcoma
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What word means incision into the chest?
thoracotomy
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What word means pertaining to the trachea or windpipe?
tracheal
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What word means pertaining to the navel?
umbilical
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What word means pertaining to the vertebra?
vertebral
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Define the Prefixes: ana- epi- hypo- inter- intra- meta-
- up - above - below - between - within - change
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Define the suffixes: -eal -lac -lor -ism -ose -plasm
-eal, -lac, -lor: pertaining to -ism: process/condition -ose: pertaining to/full of -plasm: formation
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What is the largest artery?
aorta

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