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Types of Anatomy
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100

the word root poster means

behind

100

Superior describes which position on the body?

Upper

100

Divides the body into upper and lower parts

Transverse

100

The study that uses microscopes to see the minute details of an organ

Microscopic

100

Movement uses which system

Muscular System

200

The word root caud means

tail

200

a superficial wound means the wound is ________ the surface of the body

Near

200

Plane dividing the body into right and left parts

sagittal 

200

The study of all forms of life

Biology

200

Regulation or Sensitivity uses which system

Nervous System

300

physio

nature

300

The hand is _____ to the elbow

distal

300

divides the body into anterior and posterior parts

frontal/coronal

300

the study of different body parts and organs of humans with regard to similarities and differences in other animals within the animal kingdom

Comparative 

300

Assimilation goes with which system?

Digestive

400

ventr

front side

400

Anterior means

Front or in front of

400

Divides the body into equal left and right parts

Midsagittal 

400

The study of the structure, function, and development of cells

Cytology

400

Excretion uses which body system?

Urinary 

500

crani

skull

500

Lateral means _____ from the midline

away

500

another name for the coronal plane

frontal

500

The study of tissues and organs

Histology

500

secretion of a substance from a cell or structure is a function of which system?

endocrine

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