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63 Cards in this Set
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Integumentary System
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The external covering of the body, or the skin.
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Skeletal System
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Bones, ligaments, joints, cartilage that protects and supports body organs and provides a framework for the muscles.
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Muscular System
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Muscles of the body, which contract to move.
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Nervous System
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Brain, spinal cord, sensory receptors allow body to respond to stimuli.
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Endocrine System
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Endocrine glands produce hormones and release them into blood to control things like growth, reproduction and food use by cells.
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Cardiovascular System
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The heart and blood vessels carry oxygen and nutrients to and from tissue cells.
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Lymphatic System
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Lymphatic vessels, lymph nodes, spleen and tonsils cleanse the blood and house the cells involved in immunity.
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Respiratory System
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Keep the body constantly supplied with oxygen. Mainly lungs, nasal passages, etc.
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Digestive System
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Stomach, esophagus, intestines, rectum. Break down food and deliver products to blood for the cells.
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Urinary System
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Dispose of body's wastes. Primary organs are kidney, ureter, urinary bladder and urethra.
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Reproductive System
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Produce offspring.
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abdominal
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anterior, back, trunk inferior to ribs
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acromial
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point of shoulder
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antecubital
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anterior surface of elbow
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axillary
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armpit
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brachial
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arm
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buccal
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cheek area
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carpal
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wrist
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cervical
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neck region
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coxal
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hip
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crural
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leg
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digital
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fingers, toes
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femoral
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thigh
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fibular
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lateral part of leg
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inguinal
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area where thigh meets body trunk; groin
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nasal
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nose area
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oral
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mouth
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orbital
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eye area
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patellar
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anterior knee
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pelvic
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area overlying the pelvis anteriorly
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pubic
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genital region
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sternal
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breastbone area
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tarsal
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ankle region
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thoratic
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chest
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umbilical
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navel
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calcaneal
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heel of foot
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cephalic
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head
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deltoid
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curve of shoulder formed by large muscle
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femoral
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thigh
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gluteal
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buttock
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lumbar
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area of back between ribs and hips
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occipital
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posterior surface of head
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olecranal
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posterior surface of elbow
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popliteal
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posterior knee area
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sacral
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area between hips
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sural
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the posterior surface of lower leg, the calf
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vertebral
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area of spine
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superior
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toward the head or upper part of body
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inferior
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away from the head, towards lower part of body
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anterior
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toward or at the front of the body
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posterior
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toward or at the backside of the body
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medial
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toward or at the middle of teh body
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lateral
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away from the middle of the body
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intermediate
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between a more medial and more lateral structure
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proximal
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close to the point of attatchment
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distal
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farther from the point of attachment
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superficial
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toward or at body surface
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deep
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away from body surface, more internal
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midsagittal
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cut down median plane of body, dividing it into left and right halves
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frontal section
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cut along the body lengthwise, dividing it into anterior and posterior sections
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transverse section
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cut made along a lengthwise plane that divides the body or organ into superior and inferior parts.
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dorsal body cavity
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cranial cavity - inside skull
spinal cavity - from the cranial cavity to the end of the vertebral column |
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ventral body cavity
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thoracic cavity - chest
abdominopelvic - sometimes two cavities, one at abdomen and one at pelvis |
