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Unit 1 terms
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
09/12/2013

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Term
Integumentary System
Definition
-Skin
-Protects body
- make vitamin D
-regulate temp
Term
Skeletal System
Definition
-bones&joints
-muscle attachment
- body movements
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Muscular system
Definition
- muscle tissue
- body movements
-posture
-Produces heat
Term
Nervous system
Definition
- Brain, spinal cord
- regulates body activities through nerve impulses by detecting change
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Endocrine system
Definition
-blood, heart
- regulates body activities through hormones
Term
cardiovascular system
Definition
- blood, heart
- pumps blood, carries waste
-regulate acidity
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Lymphatic system
Definition
-lymphatic fluids vessels,spleen
-returns proteins + fluids to blood
- carries lipids
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Respiratory system
Definition
- lungs, airway, pharnyx
-tranfers o2 &CO2
-regulates
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Digestive system
Definition
-GI tract, stomach
- physical +chemical breakdown of food, absorbs
Term
Urinary system
Definition
- kidneys, ureters,
-produces and stores, eliminates waste
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Reproductive system
Definition
-balls, penis, vagina
-reproduce, make babies
Term
Disease
Definition
illness characterized by recognizable set of symptoms
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disorder
Definition
abnormality of structure or function
Term
symptoms
Definition
subjective
Term
signs
Definition
objective
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Cranial cavity
Definition
-cranial bones, brain
Term
vertebral cavity
Definition
vertebral column, spinal cord, nerves
Term
pleural cavity
Definition
surrounds lung (serous membrane of each pleural cavity is pleura)
Term
paricardial cavity
Definition
surrounds heart, serous membrane of pericardial cavity is pericardium
Term
Mediastinum
Definition
central portion of thoracic cavity between lungs, extends from sternum to vertebral column
- contains heart, thymus, trachea
Term
abdominal cavity
Definition
stomach, spleen, liver, gallbladder, small intestine and large
- serous membrane is abdominal is pericardium
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Pelvic Cavity
Definition
contain urinary bladder, portions of large intestine , organs of repro
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