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A developmental failure in the absence of any organ or tissue.
What is aplasia
100
A localized collection of pus in any part of the body.
What is abscess
100
A groove or depression in a bone.
What is sulcus
100
Wasting away; "without development."
What is atrophy
100
The inability to convert one's thoughts into writing.
What is agraphia
200
Any abnormal development of tissues or organs.
What is dysplasia
200
The deepest of the five layers of the epidermis.
What is basal layer
200
A hollow or shallow concave depression in a bone.
What is fossa
200
The point of attachment of a muscle to a bone it moves.
What is insertion
200
the inability to understand written words.
What is alexia
300
Any increase in the number of cells of a body part.
What is hyperplasia
300
Ear wax
What is cerumen
300
Large bony process located below the neck of the femur, for attachment of muscles.
What is trochanter
300
Muscles that attach to the bone of the skeleton.
What is skeletal muscle
300
Without sensitivity to pain.
What is analgesia
400
Contains the lungs, heart, aorta, esophagus, and trachea.
What is thoracic cavity
400
An injury to a part of the body without a break in the skin.
What is contusion
400
A hole within a bone that allows blood vessels or nerves to pass through.
What is foramen
400
Muscles of the internal organs.
What is visceral muscle
400
A star-shaped neuroglial cell found in the CNS.
What is astrocyte
500
Toward or nearest to the trunk of the body.
What is proximal
500
The secretion of sweat.
What is diaphoresis
500
Spongy bone, not as dense as compact bone.
What is cancellous bone
500
Muscles that operate under conscious control.
What is voluntary muscle
500
Without muscular coordination.
What is ataxia