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Anatomical position

The body standing erect, with the face forward,arms at the sides, and palms of hands facing forward

Anterior

Located at or toward the front of the body or body part. Also called venteral.

Your stomach is anterior your back

Arteries

Blood vessels that carry blood AWAY from the heart

Ball and socket joints

Joints that allow movement in all directions; made up of the rounded end of one bone and the hollow end of another. The rounded end fits into the hollow socket.

Your shoulder is a ball and socket joint

Capillaries

Tiny blood vessels through which nutrients,oxygen, and other substances pass to the cells

Cartilage

Connective tissue, which cushions the joint

The tip of your nose and outer rim of your ear are cartilage

Cells

The basic functional units of body structure

The pumpkin spice fall loving white girl of the body lol

Deep

Away from the surface or further into the body

Digestion

The process of physically and chemically breaking down nutrients so that they can be absorbed for use by the cells

Distal

The part farthest from the centre or from the point of attachment

Hemoglobin

The substance in red blood cells that carries oxygen and gives blood its colour

Hinge joints

Joints that allow movement in one direction

Your knees and elbows

Homeostasis

A stable internal enviroment in our bodies

Balanced

Hormone

A chemical substance secreted by specialized glands and some cells in the blood stream

Immunity

Protection against certain disease or infecton; the person with immunity will not get or be affected by the disease

Inferior

Below or toward the feet

Lateral

Relating or located at the side of the body or body part

Menstruation

The process in which the lining of the uterus breaks up and is discharged from the body through the vagina

Metabolism

The body's physical and chemical processes that create and use energy. It is also associated with the breaking down of chemicals for excretion

Midline

An imaginary line that divides the body into right and left sides

Organs

Groups of tissues that work together to perform special functions

Peripheral

Away from the centre of the body

Peristalsis

The involuntary, wavelike contractions of smooth muscles

Pivot joints

Joints that allow turning from side to side

Wrists and ankles

Posterior

Located at or toward the back of the body or body part also called dorsal

Your bum is in the posterior of your body

Proximal

The part nearest the centre or to the point of origin.

Respiration

The act of breathing air into (inhalation) and out of (exhalation) the lungs.

Inhalation

Breathingnair into the lungs . Supplies the cells with oxygen

Exhalation

Breathing air out of the lungs. Removes carbon dioxide from the cells.

Superficial

Near the surface of the body

Thos type of would heals quickly amd wont need stitches

Superior

Situated above another structure

Youre nose is superior to your chin

Tissue

A group of similar cells that perform a similar function together

Veins

Blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart