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45 Cards in this Set
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Integumentary System
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Forms External Body Covering
Protects deeper tissues from injury Synthesizes Vitamin D Site of cutaneous (pain, pressure, etc.) receptors, and sweat and oil glands |
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Skeletal System
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Protects and supports body organs
Provides a framework the muscles use to cause movement Blood cells are formed within bones Stores minerals |
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Muscular System
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Allows manipulation of the environment
Locomotion and facial expressions Maintains posture Produces heat |
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Lymphatic System
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Pick up fluids leaked from blood vessels and returns it to blood
Disposes of debris in the lymphatic system Houses white blood cells (lymphocytes) involve in immunity THe immune response mounts the attack against foreign substances within the body |
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Respiratory System
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Keeps bloodd constantly supplied with oxygen and removes carbon dioxice; the gaseous exchanges occur through the walls of the air sacs of the lungs
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Digestive System
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Breaks down food into absorbable units that enter the blood for distribution to body cells; indigestible foodstuffs are eliminated as feces
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Nervous System
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Fast-acting control system of the body
Responds to internal and external changes by activating appropriate muscles and glands |
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Endocrine System
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Glands secrete hormones that regular processes such as growth, reproduction, and nutrient use (metabolism) by body cells
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Cardiovascular System
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Blood vessels transport blood, which carries oxygen, carbon dioxide, nutrients, wastes, etc.
The heart pumps the blood |
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Urinary System
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Eliminates nitrogenous wastes from the body
Regulates water, electrolyte, and acid-base balance of the blood |
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Reproductive System
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Overall function is production of offspring.
Testes produce sperm and male sex hormone Ducts and glands aid in delivery of sperm to the female reproductive tract Ovaries produce eggs and female sex hormones Remaining structures serve as sites for fertilization and development of the fetus Mammary glands of female breasts produce milk to nourish the newborn |
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hip
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coxa
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buttocks
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gluteal
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thigh
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femoris
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knee
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genu
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leg
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crus
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calf
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sura
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calf
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sura
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ankle
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talus
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foot
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ped
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heel
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calx
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sole
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planta pedis
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toes
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digiti pedis
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big toe
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hallux
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aspera
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rough
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cuneiform
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wedge-shaped
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gracil
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slender
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magn
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large
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maxim
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largest
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medi
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middle
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membran
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membrane like
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minim
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smallest
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navicula
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a boat
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pectineus
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refers to the pubic bone
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perone
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refers to the fibula
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piriform
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pear-shaped
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quadr
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four
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ramus
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a branch
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rect
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straight
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sartori
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a tailor
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semi
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half
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tend
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tendon
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tensor
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makes tense
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tri
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three
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vast
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huge
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