Key terms

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Posterior/Dorsal body cavity

Answer 1

contains cranial cavity and vertebral canal

Question 2

Anterior/Ventral body cavity

Answer 2

thoracic cavity and abdominopelvic cavity

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Axial region

Answer 3

Main axis of the body (head, neck, trunk)

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Appendicular region

Answer 4

appendages (arms, legs)

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Homeostasis

Answer 5

Process by which organisms maintain a relatively stable internal environment

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Negative feedback

Answer 6

a mechanism of response in which a stimulus initiates reactions that reduce the stimulus

Question 7

Control center

Answer 7

processes the signal and sends instructions

Question 8

negative feed back loop

Answer 8

is designed to stabilize a controlled variable

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Anatomy

Answer 9

Study of the structure and relationship between body parts

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Physiology

Answer 10

study of the function of body parts and the body as a whole

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Gross anatomy

Answer 11

study of body parts visible to the naked eye

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Histology

Answer 12

study of tissues at the microscopic level

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Cytology

Answer 13

Study of cells at the microscopic level

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Neurophysiology

Answer 14

study of how the nervous system functions

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cell

Answer 15

smallest unit of life

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Homeostasis

Answer 16

maintenance of stable internal conditions within specific limits

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Organelles

Answer 17

specialized bodies within the cell that preform specific cellular function

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Tissue

Answer 18

group of similar cells performing a common function

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Organ

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group of different kinds of tissues working together to perform an activity

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Organ system

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two or more organs working together to perform an activity

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Organism

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system possessing the characteristics of living things

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Superior

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above another structure

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Inferior

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Below another structure

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Anterior/ventral

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toward the front of the body

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Posterior/Dorsal

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toward the back of the body

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Medial

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toward the middle of the body

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Lateral

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away from the midline of the body (towards the side of the body)

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Ipsilateral

Answer 28

on the same side of the body

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contralateral

Answer 29

on the opposite side of the body

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Intermediate

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between two structures

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Proximal

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closer to the point of attachment of a limb

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Superficial

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toward the surface of the body

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Deep

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Away from the surface of the body

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Sagittal planes

Answer 34

divide the body or organ open vertically into right and left parts

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Midsagittal plane

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divides the body into equal left and right halves

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Parasagittal plane

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divides body into unequal right and left sides

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Frontal planes

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divides the body vertically into anterior and posterior parts

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Horizontal planes/Transversal planes

Answer 38

divides the body or organ horizontally into superior and inferior parts

Question 39

Positive Feedback

Answer 39

feedback that tends to magnify a process or increase its output