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Anatomy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| means that the upper body is standing erect, face forward, with the upper limbs at the side and the palms forward. | anatomical position |
| a state of balance in which the body's internal environment remains in the normal range | homeostasis |
| a thin, double-layered membrane lining the walls of the ventral body cavity and the outer surfaces of the organs it contains | Serous Membrane |
| A communicating junction between adjacent cells. The adjacent plasma membranes are very close, and the cells are connected by hollow cylinders called connexons | Gap junction |
| the tendency of molecules or ions to move from an area where they are in a higher concentration to an area where they are in lower concentration | Diffusion |
| Spherical membranous organelles. They are large and abundant within phagocytes. Their job: "garbage disposal" of the cell; enzymes dismantle debris | lysosomes |
| composed of similar types of cells and perform specific function. | Tissue |
| tough, flexible tissue that covers the ends of bones and decreases friction | cartilage |
| soft connective tissue within the medullary cavities of bones which produces blood cells | bone marrow |
| cells that make bone | osteoblast |
| most superficial layer of the skin; stratified squamous epithelial tissue | epidermis |
| produce new cells in the epidermis layer | Mitosis |
| skin is body's ______ organ | Largest |
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