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- anatomy
- the study of the structure of living organisms
- anterior
- the abdominal/ventral side of the body
- appendicular
- pertaining to the extremities
- axial
- pertaining to the longitudinal axis of the body
- cephalic
- pertaining to the head
- cervical
- pertaining to the neck
- homeostasis
- maintenence of a relatively stable internal enviornment
- meninges
- membranes covering the brain and spinal cord
- metabolism
- the sum of all chemical reactions in the body
- parietal
- pertaining to the wall of a body cavity
- pericardium
- membrane surrounding the heart
- peritoneum
- membrane lining the abdominal cavity and covering the abdominal organs
- physiology
- the study of the functioning of living organisms
- pleura
- membrane lining the thoracic cavity and covering the lungs
- posterior
- doral/backside of the body
- visceral
- pertaining to organs in a body cavity