Directional Terms | Organ Systems | Hierarchy of Complexity | Characteristics of Life | Miscellaneous |
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What is anterior
Toward the ventral side
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What is the integumentary system
This organ system functions includes the hair, skin, and nails
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What are organ systems
Organisms are composed of these
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What is development
Organisms undergo this, which is growth and change throughout the lifespan
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What is a negative feedback loop
This term is used to describe when the body senses a change and activates mechanisms to decrease or reverse it
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What is superior
In anatomical position, this term means above
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What is the circulatory system
This organ system distributes nutrients, gases, wastes, and hormones throughout the body
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What are organs
Organ systems are composed of these
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What is reproduce
Organisms have the ability to do this, which means that they can create offspring
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What is Latin
Roots from Greek and this language are commonly seen in anatomical terminology
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What is distal
This term refers to something farther from a point of attachment
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What is the female reproductive system
This organ system functions in egg production
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What are tissues
Organs are composed of these
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What is homeotasis
This term refers to an organism's ability to maintain stable internal body contitions
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What is an acronym
The first few letters of as series of words is called this
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What is medial
This term refers to something located closer to the midsagittal plane
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What is the nervous system
This organ system includes the brain, spinal cord, nerves, and ganglia
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What are cells
Tissues are composed of these
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What are cells
All living things are composed of these
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What is situs inversus
This condition is when the heart and lungs are flipped instead of in their typical positioning in most humans
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What is deep
This term refers to something further from the surface of the body
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What is the urinary system
The kidneys play an important role in the functioning of this organ system
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What are organelles
Cells contain these
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What are stimuli
Living things respond to these in their environments
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What is an eponym
This term describes the name of a structure that has been named after a person
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