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| Anatomy is the study of the form and structure of an organism. |
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| Integumentary protects body from injury, infection, and deydration; helps regulate body temperature; eliminates some wastes; produces vitamin D |
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| Nervous coordinates and control body activities. |
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| Lymphatic carries some tissue fluid and wastes to blood, assists with fighting infection |
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| Urinary filters blood to maintain fluid and electrolyte balance in the body, produces and eliminates urine. |
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| Digests food physically and chemically, transports food, absorbs nutrients, eliminates waste. |
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| Circulatory carries oxygen and nutrients to body cells; carries waste products away from cells; helps produce cells to fight infection |
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| pituitary,thyroid,parathyroid,adrenal,and thymus glands;pancreas,ovaries,testes |
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Male:testes,epididymis,vas deferens,ejaculatory duct,seminal vesicles,prostate,gland,penis,urethra Female:ovaries,fallopian tubes,uternus,vagina,breasts |
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| Eye,ear,tongue,nose,general sense receptors |
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| Nose,pharynx,larynx,trachea,bronchi,lungs. |
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| Between ribs: moves ribs for breathing |
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| Shoulder: Abducts arm,injeeection site |
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| Back of lower leg: flexes and supinates sole of the foot |
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| is a mass of lymph tissue located in the center of the upper chest. |
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| is an organ located beneath the left side of the diaphragm and in back of the upper part of stomach. |
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| throat lies directly behind the nasal cavities.As air leaves the nose, it enters the pharynx. |
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| is the tympanic membrane seperates the outer ear from the middle ear. |
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| Upper chest:Adducts and flexes upper arm |
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| consists of a cell body containing a nucleus; nerves, fibers. |
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| Are three membranes that cover and protect the brain and spinal cord. |
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Body planes are imaginary lines drawn through the body at various parts to separate the body into sections. the three main body planes are the transverse, midsagittal, and frontal. |
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| Dorsal Cavity is one long, continuous cavity located on the back of the body. |
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Connective tissue is the supporting fabric of organs and other body parts. There are two main classes of connective tissue. |
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| Sebaceous glands are oil glands that usually open onto hair follicles. |
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| Excitability is irritability, the ability to respond to a stimulus such as a nerve impulse. |
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| Contractibility is muscle fibers that are stimulated by nerves contracr, or become short and thick, which causes movement. |
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| Extensibility is the ability to be stretched. |
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| Elasticity allows the muscle to return to its original shape after it has contracted or stretched. |
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| Adduction move a body part toward the midline. |
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| Abduction move a body part away from the midline. |
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| Flexion decrease the angle between two bones, or bending a body part. |
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| Extension increase the angle between two bones, or straightening a body part. |
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| Rotation turn a body part around its own axis; for example, turning the head from side to side. |
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| Circumduction move in a circle at a joint, or moving one end of a body part in a circle while the other end remains stationary, such as swinging an arm in a circle. |
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| Cerebrum is the largest and highest section of the brain. The outer part is arranged in folds, called convolutions, and separated into lobes. |
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| Cerebellum is the section below the back of the cerebrum. it is responsible for muscle coordination, balance, posture, and muscle tone. |
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| Diencephalon is the section located between the cerebrum and midbrain. It contains two structures: the thalamus and hypothalamus. |
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| midbrain is the section located below the cerebrum at the top of the brainstem. It is responsible for conducting impulses between brain parts and for certain eye and auditory reflexes. |
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| Pons is the section located below the midbrain and in the brainstem. It is responsible for conducting messages to other parts of the brain; for certain reflex actions including chewing, tasting, and saliva production; and for assisting with respiration. |
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| The Iris is the colored portion of the eye. It is located behind the cornea on the front of the choroid coat. |
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| Vitreous humor is the jellylike substance that fills the area behind the lens. It helps maintain the shape of the eyeball and also refracts light rays. |
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| Septum is a muscular wall that separates the heart into a right side and a left side. It prevents blood from moving between the right and left sides of the heart |
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| The right atrium recieves blood as it returns from the body cells. |
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| The right ventricle recieves blood from the right atrium and pumps the blood into the pulmonary artery. |
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| The left atrium recieves oxygenated blood from the lungs. |
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| Tricuspid valve is located between the right atrium and the right ventricle. |
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| The Pulmonary valve is located between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery, a blood vessel that carries blood to the lungs. |
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| Hemoglobin a complex protein composed of the protein molecule called globin and the iron compound called heme. |
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| hard palate is the bony structure that forms the roof of the mouth and separates the mouth from the nasal cavities. |
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| salivary glands is the parotid, sublingual, and submandibular, produce a liquid called saliva. |
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| Cortex is the outer section of the kidney. |
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| The bladder is a hollow, muscular sac that lies behind the sympysis pubis and at the midline of the pelvic cavity. |
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| Urine is the liquid waste product produced by the urinary system. |
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| The Urethra is the tube that carries the urine from the bladder to the outside. |
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| The pancreas is a fish-shaped organ located behind the stomach. |
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| The placenta is a temporary endocrine gland producted during pregnancy. |
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| Prostate gland is a doughnut-shaped gland located below the urinary bladder and on either side of the urethra. |
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| The medulla is the inner section of the kidney. |
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| Teeth are special structures in the mouth that physically break down food by chewing and grinding. |
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The alimentary canal is a long, muscular tube that begins at the mouth and icludes the mouth(oral cavity), pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, and anus. |
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| The spleen is an organ located beneath the left side of the diaphragm and in back of the upper part of the stomach. |
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| The thoracic duct, a much larger tube, drains the lymph from the rest of the body. |
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| The cisterna chyli serves as a storage area for purified lymph before this lymph returns to the bloodstream. |
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| Arrythmias are abnormal heart rhythms and can be mild to life-threatening. |
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| Arteries carry blood away from the heart. |
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