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41 Cards in this Set
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Protection/Support/Movement
3 systems |
Skeletal
Integumentary Muscular |
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Nutrition/Fluid Balence
3 systems |
Gastro Intestinal
Urinary Respiratory |
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Circulation
2 systems |
Cardovascular
Lymphatic |
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Coordination/Control
2 systems |
Nervous
Endrocrine |
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Production of Offspring
1 system |
Reproductive
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Integumentary System
(skin) 3 examples |
hair
nails sweat and oil glands (production,support,movement) |
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Skeletal system
example |
206 bones and joints between them
(production,support,movement) |
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Muscular System
3 examples |
attached to bones and produce movement of skeleton
3kinds skeletal,smooth,cardiac muscle (production,support,movement) |
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Nervous System
3 examples |
brain
spinal cord nerves (coordination and control) |
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Endocrine System
3 examples |
produces hormones
thyroid putitary adrenal (coordination and control) |
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Cardiovascular System
2 examples |
heart
blood vessels (circulation) |
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Lymphatic System
3 examples |
Tonsils
Thymus gland spleen (circulation) |
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Respiratory System
example |
Lungs and Passages to and from lungs
(nutrition and fluid balence) |
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Digestive System
5 examples |
mouth
esophagus stomach intestine liver pancreas (nutrition and fluid balence) |
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Urinary System
4 examples |
kidneys
bladder ureters urethra (nutrition and fluid balence) |
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Reproductive System
example |
all exteral sex organs and all related internal structures
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Anatomy
definition |
study of body structure.
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Superior
(cranial) |
Above
Higher position |
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Anterior
(ventral) |
Located toward belly surface or front of the body
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Posterior
(dorsal) |
Refer to locations near the back
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Inferior
Directional Terms |
below or lower
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Cranial
Directional Terms |
closer to head
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Caudal
Directional Terms |
closer to the sacral region of the spinal column
inferior direction |
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Medial
Directional Terms |
nearer to an imaginary plane that passes through the midline of the body deviding it into left and right.
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Lateral
Directional Terms |
further away from midline toward the side
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Proximal
Directional Terms |
nearer to the orgin of the structure
where thumb joins hand |
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Distal
Directional Terms |
farther away from the orgin of a structure
tip of thumb |
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Frontal Plane
Planes of Division |
if cut were made in line with the ears then down the middle of body
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Sagittal
Planes of Division |
if cut was made front to back separating into right and left
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Midsagittal
Planes of Division |
cut exactly down the midline of the body separating it into equal right and left halves
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Transverse Plane
Planes of Division |
cut made horizonal and divide body into superior and inferior parts
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Catabolism
Activity of Metabolism |
Breakdown phase of Metabolism
Broken down into building blocks |
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Anabolism
Activity of Metabolism |
Building phase of Metabolism
simple components are built into more complex substances |
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adenosine triphosphate
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energy currency of the cell
energy obtained from the breakdown of nutrients |
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Homeostasis
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" Staying the same"
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extracellular
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all body fluids outside of cell
blood-lymph-fluid between cells in tissues |
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intracellular
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fluid contained within cell
both extra and intra cellular account for 60% of an adults weight |
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Feedback
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main method for maintaining homeostasis. a control system based on info returing to a source
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Negative Feedback
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feedback system that keeps body conditions within a normal range by reversing any upward or downward shift.
exp. the say sugar is process by a healthy body |
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Positive Feedback
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Where a given action promotes more of the same
continues until stimulus is removed or an outside force stops cycle exp. childbirth |
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Body Cavities
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large spaces that contain organs
two main cavities are dorsal and ventral |