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Term for walking upwright on two legs
bipedal locomotion
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Far from the surface, in the body's interior
deep
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The correct order of complexity, from smallest to largest
atoms, molecules, cells, tissues, organs, systems, organisms
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Characteristic of life; maintaining order, especially an outer boundary between inside and outside
Organization
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Increase in size, usually by increasing numbers of cells
Growth
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This modification increases surface area.
folding
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closer to origin of a body part
proximal
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highest - to - lowest acceptable levels for any parameter
normal range
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Word roots meaning 'apart
ana or diss
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Word root meaning 'moving toward'
aff
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Meaning of "science"
knowledge
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Method that starts with facts, then comes up with an explanation
Inductive method
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Method that starts with a hypothesis, then sets out to test it by finding facts
Deductive method
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Term for the way the human thumb allows for our good grip
opposable thumb
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all animals with backbones
vertebrates
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animals with hair who produce milk to feed their young
mammals
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animals with opposable thumbs, forward-facing eyes, nails
primates
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This term refers to the connection between structure and function
complementarity
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Surface area increases as the dimension ____, volume increases as the dimension _____.
squared - cubed
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True or false: all internal organs look the same and are always found in the same position
FALSE: there is anatomical variation
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"A" or "ab" at the beginning of a word means...
absent, not, without
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Processes that make and break down nutrients, using and releasing energy
Metabolism
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Receiving and reacting to stimuli
Responsiveness
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Change over time, from egg to adult
Development
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Process of maturing of cells and tissues
Differentiation
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Producing new individuals
Reproduction
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Keeping the internal environment within normal operating conditions
Homeostasis
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word root means "same."
homeo
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This word root means "standing" or "stopping."
"stasis
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term for something that can be measured
Parameter
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Mid-point of acceptable range of a parameter
normal value
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Normal range of human blood pH
7.35 - 7.45
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Normal range of human blood glucose
70 - 120 mg/dl
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This mechanism occurs when a stimulus results in an opposite response
negative feedback
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In anatomy lab, students dissected the upper limb of a cadaver. This is an example of
regional antatomy
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True or false: a negative feedback is a disease-causing or other harmful process.
false
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In what type of section would you see both lungs, the heart, and the gall bladder, all in the same view
Frontal
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In this system, a stimulus results in a response in the same direction.
positive feedback
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This mechanism is shown in a graph with a line that changes direction.
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Word root meaning ' moving away'
eff
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Word roots meaning 'two' or 'twice'
bi, di
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Word root meaning 'one'
mono
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Word root meaning 'many'
poly
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Top of body
superior or cephalad
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back of body
dorsal or posterior
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bottom of body
inferior or caudad
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either side of body
lateral
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closer to origin of a body part
proximal
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farther from origin of a body part
distal
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close to the surface
superficial
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term for forearm
antebrachium
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term for elbow's anterior surface
antecubitus
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term for fingers or toes
digits
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term for knee cap
patella
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term for point of shoulder
acromion
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term for back of elbow
olecranon
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term for lower back
lumbus
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term for buttocks
gluteus
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The body cavity that contains heart, lungs, liver, and bladder is the ________body cavity
ventral
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the body cavity that is contains the heart and both lungs and ends at the diaphragm is the ________body cavity.
thoracic
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The body cavity that contains the liver, but not the heart, lungs, or bladder is the ________body cavity
abdominal
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The body cavity that is located within the abdomen, and is the space enclosed between the visceral and parietal membranes, is the ________body cavity
peritoneal
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The body cavity that contains the urinary bladder and rectum, but not the kidneys or liver, is the ________body cavity.
pelvic
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The covering of a lung is called the
visceral pleura
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The covering of the heart is called the
visceral pericardium
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The covering of the liver is called the
visceral peritoneum
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The lining of the rib cage is called the
parietal pleura
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The lining of the sac around the heart is called the
parietal pericardium
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The lining of the abdominal cavity is called the
parietal peritoneum
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The covering of a kidney is called the
retroperitoneal
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The kidneys, duodenum, pancreas, and adrenal glands are
retroperitoneal
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