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34 Cards in this Set
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A group of tissues arranged to perform a particular function.
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Organs
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How many major organ systems are there.
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11
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Integumentary system
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Helps regulate body temperature, a covering for the body, helps with sensation.
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Skeletal system
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Forms the basic framework of the body.
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Muscular system
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Responsible for body movement, and posture.
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Nervous system
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Sensation.
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Endocrine system
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Hormones and chemcials that regulate, growth, reproduction, metabolism.
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Circulatory system
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Pumps and transports blood and oxygen.
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Lymphatic system
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Fluid balance, and to fight off pathogens
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Respiratory system
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Conduct air to and from the lungs.
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Digestive system
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Eat and break down food.
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Urinary system
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Excrete wast from the body.
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Reproductive system
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Is for reproduction
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What is the Anatomical Position.
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Standing erect, with the face forward, arms at the sides, toes and palms of the hands directed forward.
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Sagittal
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Eqial right & left portions.
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Frontal or Coronal plane
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Equal front & back portions
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Transverse plane
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Equal top & Bottom portions
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Superior
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A part is above another part or closer to the head.
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Inferior
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A part is located below another part or closer to the feet.
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Anterior or Ventral
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Toward the front surface or belly of the body.
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Posterior or Dorsal
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Toward the back surface of the body.
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Medial
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Towards the midline of the body.
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Lateral
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Away from the midline of the body.
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Proximal
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Closer to the point of attachment.
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Distal
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Farther away from the point of attachment.
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Superficial
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On or near the surface of the body.
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Deep
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Away from the surface of the body.
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Central
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located in the center.
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Peripheral
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Away from the center.
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What cavity contains the brain.
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Cranial cavity
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Name the three planes.
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Sagittal, frontal or Coronal, Transverse
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What is contained in the spinal or vertebral cavity.
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Spinal cord, vertabrae
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The ventral cavity contains what two cavities.
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Thoracic cavity, and the Abdominopelvic cavity
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The abdominopelvic cavity is located below what structor.
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Diaphragm
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