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| adenosine triphosphate (ATP) |
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| the major source of energy for all chemical reactions of the body |
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| the anterior surface at the bend of the elbow |
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| a division of the skeletal system which includes the extremities and their attachments to the body |
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| a division of the skeletal system, which includes the head, neck, and trunk |
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| hollow areas within the body that contain organs and organ systems |
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| striated involuntary muscle that has the capacity to generate and conduct electrical impulses |
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| area of the anterior triangle of the neck that contains the carotid artery and the internal jugular vein |
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| plates of shiny connective tissue that are lubricated by synovial fluid, which provides a slippery surface over which the bones may move freely |
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| made up of protoplasm or cytoplasm, specialized for particular functions, these are the building blocks of life |
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| structures containing DNA within the cell's nucleus. Human cells contain 23 pairs or chromosomes. |
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| hair-like microtubule projections on the surface of a cell that can move materials over the cell surface |
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| the hollow portion of the skull |
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| potentially life-threatening heart rhythm disturbances |
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| salt or acid substances that become ionic conductors when dissolved in a solvent (e.g. water). |
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| extracellular fluid (ECF) |
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| fluid outside of the cell in which most of the body's supply of sodium in contained |
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| a tail-like microtubule structure capable of motion to propel the cell. |
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| areas in the infant's skull where the sutures between the skull bones have not yet closed |
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| body structures that attach the limbs to the body |
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| an abnormal accumulation of bloody fluid within the pleural cavity following trauma |
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| abnormally high level of serum potassium |
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| abnormally high level of sodium in the blood |
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| hypersmolar hyperglycemic nonketotic |
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| a diabetic emergency that occurs from a relative insulin deficiency, resulting in marked hyperglycemia but in the absence of ketones and acidosis |
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| abnormally high blood glucose concentrations - generally slow onset |
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| abnormally low blood glucose concentrations - generally quick onset |
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| abnormally low level of serum potassium |
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| abnormally low level of sodium in the blood |
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| a state of decreased oxygenation in the cells |
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| a state of decreased oxygenation in the bloodstream |
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| skin, an organ that covers the body surface |
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| substances, such as the organelles, that are found inside the cell membrane |
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| the point where two or more bones come together allowing movement to occur |
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| a sequence of reactions in an organism in which oxidation of acids proveds energy for storage in phosphate bonds (as in ATP); also called tricarboxyglic acid cycle |
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| tough white bands of tissue to bind joints together, connecting bones to cartilage or bones to bones |
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| the space between the lungs, in the center of the chest, that contains the heart, trachea, mainstem bronchi, part of the esophagus and large blood vessels |
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| the main functional unit of the nervous system |
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| uncharged particles that are part of the make up of an atom |
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