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Physiology
How the body functions
Anatomy
Study of the body structure
Protection support and movement
Integumentary system, skeletal system, The muscular system
Coordination and control
The nervous system the endocrine system
Circulation and immunity
The cardiovascular system the lymphatic system the respiratory system the digestive system the urinary system
Production of offspring
The reproductive system
The nervous system
The brain and spinal cord and the nerves make up the nervous system
The endocrine system
The endocrine system produces special substances called hormones which regulate such body activities as growth nutrient utilization and reproduction
The cardiovascular system
The heart and blood vessels make up the system that pumps blood to all the body tissues bringing with in nutrients oxygen and other needed subsistence
The lymphatic system
Lymphatic vessels assistant circulation by returning fluids from the tissues to the blood vatic organs such as tonsils ,thyroid glad and spleen play a role in immunity protecting and disease
The respiratory system
The system takes it and air and conducts it to the areas in the lungs design for gas exchange
The digestive system
The digestive system components of all organs that are involved with taking in nutrients controverting them into form that body cells can use and absorbing them into circulation organs of the digestive system include the mouth esophagus stomach small large intestine liver gallbladder pancreas
The urinary system
The chief purpose of the inner system is the rid body of waste products and Excess water this system main components are the kidneys ureters the bladder and urethra
Catabolism
When substances are broken down
Anabolism
Simple compounds are used to manufacture materials needed for growth tissue repair
Adenosine triphosphate
Energy obtained from the breakdown of nutrients is used to form a compound often described as the cells energy currency
Homeostasis
Steady-state within the organisms
Extracellular
Body fluid outside the cells
Intracellular fluid
Fluid within the cells
Negative feedback
The main method for maintaining homeostasis is negative feedback they control system based on information returning to the source
Anatomic position
In this posture the subject is standing upright with face front arms at sides with palms forward and feet parallel
Superior
Above or higher
Anterior and ventral
Located toward the belly surface or the front of the body
Posterior and dorsal
Refer to locations near the back
Medial
An imaginary plane that passes through the midline of the body dividing it into left and right portions
Lateral
Away from midline towards the sides
Proximal
Means near to the origin of the structure
Distal
Means farther from the point
Frontal plane
The CUT were made in line with the ears and down the middle of the body
Sagittal
If you were to cut the body in two from front to back separating it into right and left portions sections you would have sagittal
Mid sagittal plane
They cut exactly down the midline of the body separating it into equal right to left house
Transverse plane
cut that is made horizontally across the two other planes divides the body into superior and inferior
Dorsal cavity
Has to subdivisions the cranial cavity containing the brain and the spinal cavity enclosing the spinal cord
Ventral cavity
It has two main subdivisions which are separated by the diaphragm muscle use for breathing
Thoracic cavity
It is superior to the diaphragm. It includes the heart belongs in the large blood vessels that joint apart
The mediastinum
Is a space between the lungs including the organs and vessels contained in that space
The abdominopelvic cavity
Below the diaphragm
Abdominal cavity
Contains the stomach most of the intestine the liver , the gallbladder the pancreas and the spleen
Pelvic cavity
This cavity contains the urinary bladder , the rectum,the internal parts of the
Reproductive system
Epigastric
Located just inferior to the breast bone
Umbilical region
Around the navel
Hypo gastric region
Just inferior to the ribs
Hypochondriac regions
Just inferior of the ribs
Lumbar regions
Which are on a level with the lumbar regions of the spine
Iliac or iguinal
Upper crest of the hipbone and the groin region
Quadrants of the abdomen
Right and left upper quadrant
Right and left lower quadrant
Body cavities
dorsal has cranial and spinal
Ventral has thoracic, abdominal regions , abdominal quadrants , pelvis