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Medical Terminology

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Frontal   show
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show Eye  
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show Cheek  
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Nasal   show
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show Mouth  
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Mental   show
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Axillary   show
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Mammary   show
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show Chest  
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Sternal   show
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show Abdomen  
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Coxal   show
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show Groin  
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show Shoulder  
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Brachial   show
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Antecubital   show
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Olecranal   show
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show Forearm  
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show Wrist  
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show Top of the hand  
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Manus   show
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show Palm  
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Digital   show
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show Thigh  
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Pastellar   show
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Popliteal   show
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Crural   show
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Sural   show
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Calcaneal   show
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show Sole  
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Tarsal   show
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show Top of foot  
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show Foot  
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Cranial   show
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show Back of head  
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show Ear  
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show Spinal Column  
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Lumbar   show
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Sacral   show
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show Buttock  
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show Liver, Gallbladder, Right Kidney, Small Intestine  
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Epigastric Region   show
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Left Hypochondriac   show
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Right Lumbar   show
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show Umbilicus (navel), parts of the small intestine, Duodenum  
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Left Lumbar   show
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show Appendix, Cecum  
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show Urinary Bladder, Sigmoid Colon, Female Reproductive Organs  
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show Descending Colon, Sigmoid Colon  
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Superior   show
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show Towards the feet  
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Anterior (ventral)   show
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Posterior (dorsal)   show
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show Towards the middle of the body  
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show Towards the sides of the body  
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show Between the middle and sides of the body  
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Proximal   show
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Distal   show
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show Study of the structure and relationships of body parts that are visible to the naked eye (ex - stomach and brain)  
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Microscopic Anatomy   show
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show Study of fetal development  
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Regional Anatomy   show
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show Study of an internal structure by superficial(surface) examination  
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Systems Anatomy   show
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show Similarities and differences in the anatomy of different species  
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show Study of structural changes over a lifespan  
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show Protect and maintain external boundary of the body (skin, hair, nails, sweat glands, oil glands)  
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show Provide support and movement to the body (bones)  
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show Movement (skeletal muscle)  
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Nervous System   show
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Endocrine System   show
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Cardiovascular System   show
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Respiratory System   show
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Lymphatic/Immune System   show
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show breakdown food into nutrients (alimentary canal-oral cavity, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine) (accessory organs - liver, gallbladder, pancreas, teeth)  
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show Excrete nitrogenous waste from body via urine (kidney (produce urine); bladder, urethra)  
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show Produce and deliver sperm (testes (produce sperm); penis, ducts, prostate gland)  
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show Produce egg and nourish embryo (ovary (produce eggs); ducts, uterus, vagina)  
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show Changes in variable that is regulated (eg. temperature, stretch in muscle)  
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Receptor   show
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show Integrates input and initiates change through the effector (usually brain or endocrine gland)  
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Effector   show
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show The output shuts off the original stimulus or reduces intensity (opposite changes)  
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Positive Feedback   show
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