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anterior - answer situated toward the front of the body
deep - answer away from the body surface; more internal
directional terms - answer terms used to explain where one body
structure is in relation to another
distal - answer situated away from the point of attachment or
origin or a central point; located away from the central part of the
body
dorsal - answer being or located near, on, or toward the back or
posterior part of the human body
identity - answer distinguishing character or personality of an
individual
inferior - answer Situated below and closer to the feet than
another and especially another similar part of an upright body
especially of a human being
lateral - answer Of or relating to the side; especially of a body part
medial - answer Lying or extending in the middle; especially of a
body part
posterior - answer Situated at or toward the hind part of the body
,proximal - answer Situated next to or near the point of attachment
or origin or a central point
regional terms - answer Anatomical terms that refer to specific
visible landmarks on the surface of the body
superficial - answer Of, relating to, or located near the surface
superior - answer Situated toward the head and further away from
the feet than another and especially another similar part of an
upright body especially of a human being
system - answer A group of body organs or structures that
together perform one or more vital functions
ventral - answer Pertaining to the anterior or front side of the
body; opposite of dorsal
adipose tissue - answer Connective tissue in which fat is stored
and which has the cells distended by droplets of fat
appendicular skeleton - answer Bones of the limbs and limb girdles
that are attached to the axial skeleton
axial skeleton - answer The skeleton of the trunk and head
connective tissue - answer Animal tissue that functions mainly to
bind and support other tissues, having a sparse population of cells
scattered through an extracellular matrix
,epithelial tissue - answer Sheets of tightly packed cells that line
organs and body cavities
femur - answer The proximal bone of the hind or lower limb that is
the longest and largest bone in the human body, extends from the
hip to the knee
forensic anthropology - answer The branch of physical
anthropology in which anthropological data, criteria, and techniques
are used to determine the sex, age, genetic population, or
parentage of skeletal or biological materials in questions of civil or
criminal law
humerus - answer The longest bone of the upper arm or forelimb
extending from the shoulder to the elbow
pelvis - answer A basin-shaped structure in the skeleton of many
vertebrates that is formed by the pelvic girdle together with the
sacrum and often various coccygeal and caudal vertebrae and that
in humans is composed of the two hip bones bounding it on each
side and in front while the sacrum and coccyx complete it behind
skull - answer The skeleton of the head forming a bony case that
encloses and protects the brain and chief sense organs and
supports the jaws
tibia - answer The inner and usually larger of the two bones of the
leg between the knee and ankle that articulates above with the
femur and below with the talus -- called also shinbone
tissue - answer An integrated group of cells with a common
structure and function
, agarose - answer A polysaccharide obtained from seaweed that is
used as the supporting medium in gel electrophoresis
biometrics - answer The measurement and analysis of unique
physical or behavioral characteristics (as fingerprint or voice
patterns) especially as a means of verifying personal identity.
DNA - answer A double-stranded, helical nucleic acid molecule
capable of replicating and determining the inherited structure of a
cell's proteins.
gel electrophoresis - answer The separation of nucleic acids or
proteins, on the basis of their size and electrical charge, by
measuring their rate of movement through an electrical field in a
gel.
restriction enzyme - answer A degradative enzyme that recognizes
specific nucleotide sequences and cuts up DNA.
Restriction fragment length polymorphisms - answer Differences in
DNA sequence on homologous chromosomes that can result in
different patterns of restriction fragment lengths (DNA segments
resulting from treatment with restriction enzymes).
brian stem - answer The part of the brain composed of the
midbrain, pons, and medulla oblongata and connecting the spinal
cord with the forebrain and cerebrum.
central nervous system - answer The part of the nervous system
which in vertebrates consists of the brain and spinal cord, to which
sensory impulses are transmitted and from which motor impulses
pass out, and which supervises and coordinates the activity of the
entire nervous system.
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