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24 Cards in this Set
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Skeltal system
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provides basic frame work for the body
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Muscular system
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muscles contact and relax to allow external body movement and production of the bodys heat
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Nervous system
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provides a communication system for the body
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Endocrine
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controls growth; stimulates sexually development
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reproductive
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produces new life
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circulatory
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carries life sustaining substances like nutrients and oxygen
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Digestive
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takes food in and breaks it down
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respiratory
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brings oxygen in to the body
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lymphatic
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provides nutrients, drains body fluids and absorbs fat
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immune
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protect body from disease and harmful substances
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anterior
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in front of, the front of body
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ventral
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on the front
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posterior
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in the back or behind
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dorsal
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on the back
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medial
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towards the middle of the body. closets to the midline
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mesial
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towards the midline of the body, primarily used in dentistry
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lateral
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towards the outside or away from the midlibe that divides the body
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distal
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away from the midline of the body or body section
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proximal
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refers to the part of the body closest to the point of attachment
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inferior
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below or under
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superior
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above or higher
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sagittal plane
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divides the body into left and right halves
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transverse plane
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deviides the body into upper and lower sections
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front plane
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divides the body into front and back sections
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