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Upper airway

Includes mouth, nose, sinuses, and pharynx

Nasopharynx

Back of the nose

Oropharynx

Back of the mouth

Nares

Nostrils

Nasal septum

Divides the nose into left and right passages

Hard palate

Divides the nasal cavity from the mouth

sinus cavities (4)

Spaces in the head, named for the bones they are behind: maxillary, frontal, ethmoidal, and sphenoidal

Epiglottis

A flap of skin that closes over the trachea to prevent food and liquid from entering the lungs

Trachea

Rigid cartilaginous tube that connects the pharynx to the lungs

Larynx

Voicebox, at the opening of the trachea

Lower airway

Includes the bronchi and lungs

Bronchi

Airways in the lung made of cartilage and smooth muscle. Less cartilage the smaller they are.

Pleurae

Thin membranes lining the lungs and thoracic cavity

Visceral pleura

Lines the outside of the lungs

Parietal pleura

Lines the thoracic cavity

Pleural fluid

Fluid between the visceral pleura and parietal pleura

Alveoli

Microscopic air sacs in the lungs

Recoil

The elastic quality that allows the lungs to expand and contract

Umbilicus

Belly button

Axial body

Head, neck, and trunk

Appendicular

Arms and legs

Sagittal plane

Runs vertically from front to back and divides the body into left and right halves

Frontal plane

Runs vertically left to right and divides the body into front and back portions

Transverse plane

Horizontal and divides the body into upper and lower portions

Eversion

Turning the foot laterally at the ankle

Inversion

Turning the foot medially at the ankle

Central nervous system (CNS)

Brain and spinal cord

Cortex, brain

Grooved surface of the cerebrum

Brainstem

Contains the medulla oblongata and pons. Anterior to the cerebellum

Dermatomes

Areas of the skin associated with specific spinal nerves

Myotomes

Groups of muscles associated with specific spinal nerves roots

Mediastinum

The space in the chest for the heart

Epicardium

Lining on the outside of the heart

Myocardium

The muscle of the heart

Endocardium

Lining of the inside the heart

Pericardium

Fibrous sac encasing the heart

Tricuspid valve

Right artium to right ventricle

Bicuspid valve

Mitral valve, left atrium to left ventricle

Bicuspid valve

Mitral valve, left atrium to left ventricle

Pulmonary valve

Right ventricle to the pulmonary arteries to lungs

Aortic valve

Left ventricle to the aorta to the body

Apex

Largest part of the heart, best for auscultating sounds from the mitral valve

Auscultating

Listening to the mitral valve

Apical pulse

The pulse from the Apex, the largest part of the heart

Vena cava

The veins that return deoxygenated blood from the body to the right atrium

Sinoatrial node

Natural pacemaker in the right atrium

Atrioventricular node

Secondary natural pacemaker at the bottom of the right atrium

Cardiac cycle

Heartbeat

Lymph nodes

Concentrations of white blood cells

Lymph

Clear, colorless, alkaline fluid made up of mostly water, along with some protein, salts, fats, WBCs, and urea

Urea

A waste product of protein metabolism

Phagocytes

White blood cells that remove microorganisms, cell debris, and blood cells that are damaged, old, or abnormal by phagocytosis

T lymphocyte

Type of WBC that kill cancer cells

Buccal cavity

Mouth

Peritoneum

Lining of the abdominal cavity

Rugae

Folds inside the stomach

Fundus

Upper part of the stomach

Pylorus

Lower part of the stomach

Ileocecal valve

The valve from small intestine to the large

Insulin

Binds glucose molecules in the blood, secreted by the beta cells in the panceas

Glucagon

Stimulate the liver to release glycogen, secreted by the alpha cells.

Thorax

Combination of the sternum, ribs, and vertebral column

Hematopoiesis

Production of red and white blood cells in the marrow

Aponeurosis

A tendon that attaches to a larger area of bone

Synarthrosis

Immovable joint. Skull sutures

Amphiarthrosis

A slightly movable joint. Vertebra

Diarthrosis

A freely movable joint

Goniometer

Measures the range of motion of a joint

Sclera

The white, outer, hard, protective layer of the eye

Conjunctiva

A thin mucus membrane that coats the sclera and eyelids and lubricates the eye

Choroid

The middle layer of the eye. Vascular and dark blue. Contains the Iris, pupil, ciliary body, lens, and suspensory ligaments

Ciliary body

The structure that changes the shape of the lens

Ciliary muscles

Change the shape of the lens in the eye

Suspensory ligaments

Suspend the lens in the eye

Accommodation

Ciliary muscles adjusting the lens in the eye

Aqueous humor

Fluid in both chambers of the eye, nourishes the lens and cornea

Vitreous humor

Jellylike fluid in the posterior chamber of the eye

Schlemm's canal

Opening between the chambers of the eye through which aqueous humor drains from the anterior chamber to the posterior chamber

Cerumen

Ear wax

Ossicles

The bones of the middle ear. Malleus, incus, and stapes

Perilymph

The fluid in the cochlea

Organ of corti

The lining of the cochlea, containing the tiny hairs that relay vibrations to the vestibulocochlear nerve

Endolymph

The fluid in the vestibular system that informs our ear of our position relative to gravity

Retroperitoneal space

Space in the back of the abdominal cavity where the kidneys are

Nephron

The structure that filters the blood in the cortex of the kidney. Consists of the arteriole, venule, Bowman's capsule, glomerulus, proximal tubule, henle's loop, distal tubule, and capillary bed

Glomerulus

Capillary cluster within the Bowman's capsule

Filtrate

Fluid of electrolytes, urea, and water produced by osmosis in the glomerulus

Medulla

Inner region of the kidney, containing the renal pyramids

Renal pelvis

Where all the calyces join and the urea gathers into the ureter

Cremasters

Muscles that pulls the scrotum closer to the body