The Human Body: An Orientation

Front 1

Forms the external body covering; protects deeper tissue from injury

Back 1

INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM

Front 2

Protects and supports the body organs; Provides a framwork the muscles use to cause movement

Back 2

SKELETAL SYSTEM

Front 3

allows manipulation of the environment, locomotion, and facial expressions

Back 3

MUSCULAR SYSTEM

Front 4

Fast acting control system of the body; responds to changes by activating appropriate muscles and glands

Back 4

NERVOUS SYSTEM

Front 5

glands secrete hormones that regulate processes such as growth, reproduction and nutrient use by body cells

Back 5

ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

Front 6

blood vessels transport blood, which carries oxygen, carbon dioxide, nutrients, wastes

Back 6

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM

Front 7

picks up fluid leaked from blood vessels and returns it to blood; houses white blood cells involved in immunity

Back 7

LYMPHATIC SYSTEM

Front 8

keeps blood constantly supplied with oxygen and removes carbon dioxide

Back 8

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

Front 9

Breaks food down into absorbable units that enter the blood for distribution to body cells

Back 9

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

Front 10

eliminates nitrogen-containing wastes from the body ; regulates water, electrolytes and acid-base balance of the blood

Back 10

URINARY SYSTEM

Front 11

overall function is in the production of offspring

Back 11

REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

Front 12

W.O.N.T.A

Back 12

WATER-OXYGEN-NUTRIENTS-TEMPERATURE-ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE

Front 13

the branch of biological science that studies and describes how body parts work or function

Back 13

PHYSIOLOGY

Front 14

the study of the shape and structure of body parts

Back 14

ANATOMY

Front 15

the tendency of the body's systems to maintain a relatively constant or balanced internal environment

Back 15

HOMEOSTASIS

Front 16

the term that indicates all chemical reactions occurring in the body

Back 16

METABOLISM

Front 17

blood vessels and the heart are apart of the ............. system

Back 17

CARDIOVASCULAR

Front 18

pancreas, pituitary and adrenal glands are apart of the .................... system

Back 18

ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

Front 19

kidneys, bladder and ureters belong to the

...................... system

Back 19

URINARY SYSTEM

Front 20

testis and urethra belong to the ......... system

Back 20

REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

Front 21

esophagus, large intestine and rectum are all organs apart of the ............ system

Back 21

DIGESTIVE

Front 22

breast bone, vertebral column and skull belong to the .......... system

Back 22

SKELETAL SYSTEM

Front 23

brain, nerves and sensory receptors are apart of the ................ system

Back 23

NERVOUS SYSTEM

Front 24

nasal cavity, lungs and trachea assist the body with breathing and are apart of the ............. system

Back 24

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

Front 25

the food you have just eaten is broken down to its chemical building blocks this process is called

Back 25

DIGESTION

Front 26

elimination of carbon dioxide by the lungs and elimination of nitrogenous wastes by the kidneys

Back 26

EXCRETION

Front 27

walking, throwing a ball, riding a bicycle

Back 27

MOVEMENT

Front 28

ability to react to stimuli; a major role of the nervous system is called

Back 28

RESPONSIVENESS

Front 29

provides new cells for growth and repair

Back 29

REPRODUCTION

Front 30

three essential components of all homeostatic control mechanisms

Back 30

CONTROL CENTER, RECEPTOR AND EFFECTOR

Front 31

Toward the head end or upper part of a structure or the body; above

Back 31

SUPERIOR

Front 32

away from the head end or toward the lower part of a structure or the body; below

Back 32

INFERIOR

Front 33

toward or at the front of the body; in front of

Back 33

VENTRAL/ANTERIOR

Front 34

toward or at the backside of the body; behind

Back 34

DORSAL/PROSTERIOR

Front 35

toward or at the midline of the body; on the inner side of

Back 35

MEDIAL

Front 36

away from the midline of the body; on the outer side of

Back 36

LATERAL

Front 37

between a more medial and more lateral structure

Back 37

INTERMEDIATE

Front 38

close to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk

Back 38

PROXIMAL

Front 39

farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limp to the body trunk

Back 39

DISTAL

Front 40

toward or at the body surface

Back 40

SUPERFICIAL/EXTERNAL

Front 41

away from the body surface;more internal

Back 41

DEEP/INTERNAL

Front 42

a cut along the length or longitudinal of the body dividing into right and left parts

Back 42

MIDSAGITTAL/MEDIAN SECTION

Front 43

a cut that divides the body into anterior and posterior sections

Back 43

FRONTAL/CORONAL SECTION

Front 44

a cut along a horizontal plane, dividing the body or organ into superior and inferior parts

Back 44

TRANSVERSE/CROSS SECTION

Front 45

the two main body cavities

Back 45

DORSAL AND VENTRAL

Front 46

the cranial and spinal cavities are a part of the .............. body cavity

Back 46

DORSAL

Front 47

the thoracic, abdominal and pelvic cavities are a part of the .............. body cavity

Back 47

VENTRAL