Salvo Chapter 18: Intro to the Human Body

Question 1

Pertains to the back of a structure or individual

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Posterior

Question 2

Membrane that lines open body cavities

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Mucous

Question 3

Situated below or toward the tail end

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Inferior

Question 4

Pertains to the front side of a structure or individual

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Question 5

Cellular process that includes movement of particles across cellular membranes

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Filtration

Question 6

A Gel-like intracellular fluid

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Cytoplasm

Question 7

________ means opposite side of the body

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Contralateral

Question 8

What is the fundamental unit of all living organisms?

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Cell

Question 9

Situated above or toward the head

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Superior

Question 10

Cellular process that includes movement of molecules from an area of high to low concentration

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Diffusion

Question 11

Body position in which the individual is standing upright, facing forward and arms at the side

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Anatomical Position

Question 12

_______ means same side of the body

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Ipsilateral

Question 13

Pertains to or situated at a center of the body

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Deep

Question 14

Plane dividing the body into equal right and left sections

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Midsagittal

Question 15

Organelle that is the cell's power plant and site for cellular respiration

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Mitochondrion

Question 16

Cellular process of ingesting, breaking down, and expelling harmful microorganisms

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Phagocytosis

Question 17

Farther from the point of reference

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Distal

Question 18

Nearer to the point of reference

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Proximal

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