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1
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Anatomy

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The scientific study of the shape and structure of the human body

2
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Physiology

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is the scientific study of how the human body functions

3
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The body standing erect with the feet together and arms hanging at the sides with the palms facing forward

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Anatomic position

4
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The body is divided into section by three imaginary lines called?

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Planes

5
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What are the four planes?

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  • midsagittal plane
  • coronal plane
  • transverse plane
  • sagittal plane
6
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is the vertical plane that divides the body into equal left and right halves

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The midsagittal

7
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Chromosomes contain

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DNA and RNA

8
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the four main types of tissue in the human body are

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  • Nerve
  • connective
  • epithelial
  • muscle tissue
9
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what are the four levels of organization in the human body?

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  • Cells
  • Tissue
  • organs
  • body systems
10
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the two major body cavities are?

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Dorsal cavity

ventral cavity

11
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The axial regions include,

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  • head
  • neck
  • trunk
12
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the appendicular region include

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  • arms

- legs

13
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Divides the body into superior and inferior portions?

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Horizontal planes

14
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Cells contain.

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Chromosomes,
DNA
RNA