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30 Cards in this Set
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Lymphatic system |
Picks up fluid leaked from blood cells and returns it to the blood; disposes of the debris in the lymphatic system; houses white blood cells involved in immunity |
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Respiratory system |
keeps blood supplied with oxygen and removes carbon dioxide |
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digestive system |
breaks down food into absorbable bits that enter blood and indigestible bits are sorted out for excretion |
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urinary system |
eliminates waste from the body; regulates the water, electrolyte, and acid balance of the blood |
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reproductive system |
produces offspring |
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Homeostasis |
the body's ability to maintain stable internal conditions despite a changing outside world. The body demonstrates homeostasis when its needs are being met. Every organ system plays a role in this. |
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Elements of homeostasis |
1. stimulus (produced change in variable) 2. change is detected by receptor (input of information) 3. receptor sends information sent along to the control center 4. information is sent to the effector 5. response of effector feeds back to influence magnitude of stimulus and returns variable to homeostasis
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cephalic region |
head |
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cervical region |
neck |
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thoracic region |
neck |
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upper limb region |
arms |
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back (dorsal) region |
back |
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abdominal region |
stomach |
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pelvic region |
pelvis |
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pubic region |
genital |
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lower limb region |
legs |
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anterior (ventral) |
front |
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posterior (dorsal) |
back |
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superior |
abov |
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inferior |
below |
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ventral |
toward front of body |
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dorsal |
toward back of bod |
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medial |
in the middle of |
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lateral |
outside (opposite of medial) |
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proximal |
close to; at point of attachment |
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distal |
far |
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superficial |
at body surface |
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deep |
away from body surface |
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dorsal cavity |
includes cranial (head) cavity and spinal )lower back) cavity |
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ventral cavity |
includes thoracic (chest) cavity, diaphragm (lower chest), abdominal (stomach), and pelvic cavity (where the ovaries are).
The abdominal and pelvic cavities are in the abdominopelvic cavity.
In the thoracic cavity, the mediastinum cavity separates the left and right lungs. |
