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| Process of building up complex materials (proteins) from simple materials. |
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| Process of breaking down complex materials (foods) to form simpler substances and release energy. |
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| Structure surrounding and protecting the cell. It determines what enters and leaves the cell. |
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| Rod-shaped structures in the nucleus that contain regions of DNA called genes. 46 in every cell except egg and sperm cells with contain 23. |
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| All the material that is outside the nucleus and yet contained within the cell membrane. |
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| Chemical found within each chromosome. Arranged like a sequence of recipes in code, it directs the activities of the cell. |
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| Structure (canals) within the cytoplasm. Site in which large proteins are made from smaller protein pieces. Ribosomes are found here. |
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| Regions of DNA within each chromosome. |
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| Picture of chromosomes in the nucleus of a cell. The chromosomes are arranged in numerical order to determine their number and structure. |
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| The total of the chemical processes in a cell. It includes both catabolism and anabolism. |
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| Structures in the cytoplasm in which foods are burned to release energy. |
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| Control center of the cell. It contains chromosomes and directs the activities of the cell. |
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| mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, intestines, liver, gallbladder, pancreas |
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| Urinary or Excretory System |
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| Kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, urethra |
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| Nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchial tubes, lungs. |
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Female: ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterus, vagina, mammary glands.
Male: testes and associated tubes, urethra, penis, prostate gland. |
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| Thyroid gland, pituitary gland, sex glands, adrenal glands, pancreas, parathyroid glands. |
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| Brain, spinal cord, nerves, and collections of nerves. |
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| Heart, blood vessels, lymphatic vessels and nodes, spleen, thymus gland. |
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| Muscles, bones, and joints. |
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| Skin, hair, nails, sweat glands, and sebaceous (oil) glands; eye, ear, nose, and tongue. |
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| Flexible connective tissue attached to bones at joints. |
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| Skin cells that cover the external body surface and line the internal surfaces of organs. |
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| Specialist in the study of tissues. |
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| "Voice box"; located at the upper part of the trachea. |
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| Throat. Serves as the common passageway for both food (from the mouth going to the esophagus) and air (from the nose to the trachea). |
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| Endocrine gland at the base of the brain. |
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| Endocrine gland that surrounds the trachea in the neck. |
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| "Windpipe" (tube leading from the throat to the bronchial tubes). |
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| One of the two tubes, each leading from a single kidney to the urinary bladder. |
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| Tube leading from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body. |
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| The womb. The organ that holds the embryo/fetus as it develops. |
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| Space in the head containing the brain and pituitary gland and is surrounded by the skull. |
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| Space in the chest containing the lungs, heart, esophagus, trachea, bronchial tubes, thymus gland, aorta. Divided into the pleural cavity and the mediastinum. |
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| Part of the Thoracic Cavity. Space surrounding each lung. |
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| The double-folded membrane that lines the pleural cavity. |
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| Centrally located area outside of and between the lungs that contains the heart, aorta, trachea, esophagus, thymus gland, bronchial tubes, and many lymph nodes. |
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| Space below the chest containing the organs: stomach, small and large intestines, spleen, pancreas, liver, and gallbladder. |
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| A muscular wall that divides the abdominal and thoracic cavities. |
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| The double-folded membrane surrounding the abdominal cavity. |
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| Space below the abdomen cotaining portions of the small and large intestines, rectum, urinary bladder, urethra, and ureters; uterus and vagina in the female. |
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| Space within the spinal column (backbones) and containing the nerves of the spinal cord. |
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| Upper right and left regions beneath the ribs. |
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| Upper middle region above the stomach. |
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| Middle right and left regions near the waist. |
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| Central region near the navel. |
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| Lower right and left regions near the groin. |
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| Lower middle region below the umbilical region. |
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| Bone tissue surrounding the spinal cavity. |
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| Nervous tissue within the spinal cavity. |
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| A pad of cartilage between vertebrae. |
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| Front surface of the body. |
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| Far from the point of attachment to the trunk or far from the beginning of a structure. |
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| Vertical plane dividing the body or structure into anterior and posterior portions. |
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| Below another structure; pertaining to the tail or lower portion of the body. |
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| PT the middle or near the medial plane of the body. |
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| Back surface of the body. |
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| Lying on the belly (face down, palms down). |
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| Near the point of attachment to the trunk or near the beginning of a structure. |
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| Lengthwise, vertical plane dividing the body or structure into right and left sides. |
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| Divides the body into right and left halves. |
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| Above another structure; PT the head. |
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| Lying on the back (face up, palms up). |
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| transverse (cross-sectional or axial) plane |
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| Horizontal plane dividing the body into upper and lower portions. |
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| neck (of the body or of the uterus) |
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| cartilage (type of connective tissue) |
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| ilium (part of the pelvic bone) |
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| lower back (side and back between the ribs and the pelvis) |
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