Unit 1

Front 1

Sensors

Back 1

Gather information about conditions inside and outside of the body.

Front 2

Control center

Back 2

Compares information with the set points at which the body functions best

Front 3

Targets

Back 3

Organs,tissues, or cells that changes its activity in response to a message

Front 4

Communication system

Back 4

Nervouse system and endocrine system carry messages throughout the body

Front 5

Skin

Back 5

Absorbs ultraviolet light from the sun and produces an inactive form of vitamin D

Hint 5

Organ

Front 6

Liver

Back 6

Changes the inactive form to an intermediate compound

Hint 6

Organ

Front 7

Kidneys

Back 7

Converts the intermediate compound into vitamin D

Hint 7

Organ

Front 8

Vitamin D works with hormones to regulate levels of _______ and ________ required for healthy bones.

Back 8

Calcium,phosphorus

Front 9

Negative feedback

Back 9

Counteracts(acts against) a change in a way that helps bring the body back to normal. Ex: Breathing faster while running to keep oxygen moving into muscle cells.

Front 10

Positive feedback

Back 10

Increases change in a way that enables the body to accomplish a specific task.Ex: blood clotting to begin healing a wound

Front 11

Superior or cranial

Back 11

Towards the head; upper,top,above.

Front 12

Inferior or caudal

Back 12

Away from the head;lower,bottom,below.

Front 13

Anterior or ventral

Back 13

Front

Front 14

Posterior or dorsal

Back 14

Back

Front 15

Medial

Back 15

Towards the midline of the body;middle.

Hint 15

Median > middle

Front 16

Lateral

Back 16

Away from the midline of the body;towards the side.

Front 17

Proximal

Back 17

Toward or nearest the trunk (chest and abdomen), or the point of origin of a part

Front 18

Distal

Back 18

Away from or farthest from the trunk or the point of origin of a part

Front 19

Frontal plane

Back 19

Vertical line running fron side to side;dividing the body into anterior (front ) and posterior (back) parts.

Hint 19

Also known as the Coronal plane

Front 20

Lateral plane (sagittal plane)

Back 20

Vertical plane running front front to back;dividing the body into left and right sides

Front 21

Transverse plane (axial plane)

Back 21

Horizontal plane;divides the body or any parts into superior (upper) and inferior (lower) parts

Front 22

Thoracic cavity

Back 22

Contains the heart,lungs,trachea,esophagus,large blood vessels,and nerves.

Hint 22

Chest cavity. Remember the 2 "c's"

Front 23

Abdominal and pelvic cavity

Back 23

Lower part of the ventral (abdominopelvic) cavity, that's divided into two portions: abdominal portion ans pelvic portion.

Front 24

Dorsal cavity

Back 24

The smaller of the two main cavities. Contains organs lying more posterior in the body

Front 25

Homeostasis

Back 25

Involves keeping the internal environment within set range.

Hint 25

Sweat cools the body.Goosebumps warm the body.

Front 26

Specialized cells in multicullular organisms arise from the zygotr

Back 26

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Front 27

Two main body cavities

Back 27

Ventral (front;neck to waist),dorsal (back;skull to waist)

Front 28

Types if tissue

Back 28

Epithelial tissue,connective tissue,muscle tissue,nervous tissue

Front 29

Circulatory function

Back 29

Transports oxygen,nutrients,wastes;helps regulate body temperature;collects fluid lost from blood vessels and returns it to circulatory system

Front 30

Digestive function

Back 30

Breaks down and absorbs nutrients,salts,water,eliminates some water

Front 31

Endocrine function

Back 31

Influences growth,development,metabolism;helps maintain homeostasis

Front 32

Excretory

Back 32

Eliminates waste products;helps maintain homeostasis

Front 33

Immune function

Back 33

Protects against disease; stores and generates white blood cells

Front 34

Intergumentary function

Back 34

Acts as a barrier against infection,injury,UV radiation;helps regulate body temperature

Front 35

Muscular function

Back 35

Produces voluntary and involuntary movements;helps to circulate blood and move food through digestive system

Front 36

Nervous function

Back 36

Regulates body's response to changes in internal and external environment; processes information

Front 37

Reproductive function

Back 37

Produces reproductive cells; in females,provides environment for embryo

Front 38

Respiratory function

Back 38

Brings in O2 for cells;expels CO2 and water vapor

Front 39

Skeletal functions

Back 39

Supports and protects vital organs,allows movement, stores minerals;serves as the site for red blood cell production

Front 40

Thermoregulation

Back 40

Process maintaining a steady body temperature under various conditions