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100

The Back of the Neck

What is the Nuchal region?

100

Gas exchange occurs, both in the lungs and throughout the body (breathing)

What is the Respiratory system?

100

Another name for close to the surface

What is Superficial?

100

When you using listening or a stethoscope

What is Auscultation?

100

When you are lying on your back face up to the sun

What is Supine?

200

The Calf

What is the Sural region?

200

Pumps blood throughout the body

What is the Cardiovascular System?

200

Away from point of attachment

What is Distal?

200

When you use your eyes

What is an Inspection?

200

The region above the belly button

What is the Epigastric Region?

300

The Ear

What is the Otic Region?

300

Gives the body structure, so we are not blobs

What is the Skeletal System?

300

Means on the same side

What is Ipsilateral?

300

When you use touch

What is Palpation?

300

The cranial cavity and vertebral cavity

What are the Dorsal Cavities?

400

The Cheek

What is the Buccal region?

400
Makes Spermatocyte and Oocyte

What is the Reproductive System?

400

Another term for the back of

What is Dorsal or Posterior?

400

When you use pictures

What is Medical Imaging?

400

This lines the Abdomial cavity

What is the Peritoneum?

500

The Hip

What is the Coxal Region?

500

Makes the hormones to keep our bodies in homeostasis

What is the Endocrine System?

500

Exactly in the Middle

What is Midsagittal? 

500

When you use cutting or slicing

What is Dissection?

500

Means organ and is usually the layer that lines is attached to the organ

What is the Visceral layer?

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