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Sagittal - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Plane that separates the body into left &
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right portions (does not have to be equal halves)
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Midsagittal - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Plane that separates the body into
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equal left & right halves. This is one specific sagittal plane.
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Frontal - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Plane that separates the body into front &
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back portions
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Transverse - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Plane that separates the body into top
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& bottom portions
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Superior - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Towards the top
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Inferior - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Towards the bottom
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Anterior - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Toward the front
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Posterior - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔toward the back
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,Cephalic - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Towards the head
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(towards the top on a human / towards the front on a quadruped)
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Caudal - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Towards the tail
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(towards the bottom on a human / towards the rearon a quadruped)
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Ventral - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Towards the stomach
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(towards the front on a human / towards the ground on a quadruped)
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Dorsal - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔toward the back or spine
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(towards the back on a human / towards the top on a quadruped)
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Medial - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Towards the midline
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Lateral - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Away from the midline
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Proximal - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Closer to the point of origin or
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Distal - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Further away from the point of origin or
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Contralateral - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Opposite side of midline
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,Ipsilateral - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Same side of midline
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Superficial - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Toward the surface
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Deep - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Towards the core
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Physiology - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the study of the normal functions of
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an organism
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cells - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔basic building blocks of the body
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tissues - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔cells that cluster together to perform a
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specialized function (ex: nervous tissue is specialized to receive and conduct
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electrical signals over long distances in the body)
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organ - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔made up of at least two different types of
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tissue that work together to perform a particular function
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vital organs - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔essential for life (ex: brain, heart,
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lungs)
organ system - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔tissues and organs that work
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together to provide a common function; 10 major organ systems: skeletal,
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muscular, respiratory, circulatory, nervous, integumentary, digestive,
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endocrine, reproductive, and urinary || || ||
, homeostasis - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the process by which organisms || || || || || || || || ||
maintain a relatively stable internal environment; very sensitive to changes
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caused by illness or injury|| || || ||
body cavity - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a hollow space in the body that
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contains internal organs || ||
cranial cavity - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔located in head, contains brain and
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is protected by skull
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spinal cavity - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔extends from bottom of the skull to
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the lower back; contains the spinal cord and is protected by the vertebral
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(spinal) column ||
central nervous system - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔brain and spinal cord
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thoracic (chest) cavity - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔located below neck and
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above diaphragm; protected by rib cage; contains heart, major blood vessels,
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and lungs ||
pericardial cavity - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔surrounds the heart
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pleural cavity - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔surrounds the lungs
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questions with answers || ||
Sagittal - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Plane that separates the body into left &
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right portions (does not have to be equal halves)
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Midsagittal - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Plane that separates the body into
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equal left & right halves. This is one specific sagittal plane.
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Frontal - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Plane that separates the body into front &
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back portions
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Transverse - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Plane that separates the body into top
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& bottom portions
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Superior - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Towards the top
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Inferior - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Towards the bottom
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Anterior - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Toward the front
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Posterior - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔toward the back
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,Cephalic - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Towards the head
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(towards the top on a human / towards the front on a quadruped)
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Caudal - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Towards the tail
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(towards the bottom on a human / towards the rearon a quadruped)
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Ventral - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Towards the stomach
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(towards the front on a human / towards the ground on a quadruped)
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Dorsal - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔toward the back or spine
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(towards the back on a human / towards the top on a quadruped)
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Medial - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Towards the midline
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Lateral - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Away from the midline
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Proximal - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Closer to the point of origin or
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Distal - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Further away from the point of origin or
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Contralateral - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Opposite side of midline
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,Ipsilateral - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Same side of midline
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Superficial - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Toward the surface
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Deep - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Towards the core
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Physiology - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the study of the normal functions of
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an organism
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cells - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔basic building blocks of the body
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tissues - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔cells that cluster together to perform a
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specialized function (ex: nervous tissue is specialized to receive and conduct
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electrical signals over long distances in the body)
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organ - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔made up of at least two different types of
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tissue that work together to perform a particular function
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vital organs - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔essential for life (ex: brain, heart,
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lungs)
organ system - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔tissues and organs that work
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together to provide a common function; 10 major organ systems: skeletal,
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muscular, respiratory, circulatory, nervous, integumentary, digestive,
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endocrine, reproductive, and urinary || || ||
, homeostasis - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the process by which organisms || || || || || || || || ||
maintain a relatively stable internal environment; very sensitive to changes
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caused by illness or injury|| || || ||
body cavity - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a hollow space in the body that
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contains internal organs || ||
cranial cavity - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔located in head, contains brain and
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is protected by skull
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spinal cavity - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔extends from bottom of the skull to
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the lower back; contains the spinal cord and is protected by the vertebral
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(spinal) column ||
central nervous system - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔brain and spinal cord
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thoracic (chest) cavity - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔located below neck and
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above diaphragm; protected by rib cage; contains heart, major blood vessels,
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and lungs ||
pericardial cavity - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔surrounds the heart
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pleural cavity - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔surrounds the lungs
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