A&P Final Flashcards
Units 1-4,6, and unit 7 & 8 ; adding unit 5 right now
Integumentary sx
Contains the skin, hair & nails; offers protection, temperature regulation, water retention & sensation of the body
Skeletal sx
Contains the bones, cartilage & ligaments; offers protection to the body organs, support & movement with muscles & contraction as well as blood formation through blood marrow
Muscular sx
Contains primarily skeletal muscles; offers movement through muscle contraction & skeletal/heart muscles, assists with posture & heat production
Lymphatic system
Contains lymph nodes, lymphatic vessels, lymph, thymus, spleen & tonsils; sx has role in fluid balance, production of immune cells & defense against disease
Respiratory sx
contains nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi & lungs; sx absorbs oxygen, discharges carbon dioxide, acid base balance & assists with speech
Urinary sx
contains kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder and urethra; sx assists with excretion of wastes, regulation of blood volume & pressure, control of fluid & electrolytes and acid based balance
Nervous sx
Contains brain, spinal cord & sense organs; sx controls, regulates & coordinates the other sxs, also assists with sensation & memory
Endocrine sx
contains pituitary gland, adrenals, pancreas thyroid, parathyroids & other organs; sx assists with hormone production & control/regulation of other sx
Circulatory sx
contains the heart, arteries, veins & capillaries; sx has a distribution of oxygen, nutrients, waste hormones, immune cells, electrolytes & antibodies. Also does fluid, electrolyte & acid-base balance
Digestive sx
contains stomach, small & large intestines, esophagus, liver, mouth & pancreas; sx breaks down and absorbs nutrients as well as eliminates waste
Male reproductive sx
contains testes, vas deferens, prostate, seminal vesicles & penis; sx does things for body such as secretion of sex hormones & production/delivery of sperm
female reproductive sx
contains ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterus, vagina & breast; sx produces eggs, site of fertilization & fetal development, birth, lactation & secretion of sex hormones
Epithelial tissues
covers or lines body surfaces such as the outer layer of skin, walls of capillaries & kidney tubules
Connective tissue
connects & supports parts of the body, transports & stores materials. Some examples are bone, cartilages & adipose tissues
Muscle tissue
contracts to produce movement such as skeletal & heart muscles
Nerve tissue
generates & transmits impulses to regulate body functions such as the brain & nerves
Sagittal plane
divides into left and right sides however they are not equal sides
Midsagittal plane
divides into left and right sides equally
Transverse plane
divides the body into upper and lower portions can be also called the horizontal plane
Frontal plane
divides the body into anterior and posterior portions, can also be called coronal place since the line crosses the crown of the head
Describe anatomical position
Used to identify locations of body parts, accurate communication. Anatomical position is standing straight up with arms at side with face, palms and feet facing forward
Dorsal body cavity
Located along the posterior side of the body(back); contains cranial cavity which holds the brain and spinal cavity which holds the spinal cord
Ventral Body cavity
Along the anterior side of the body (front); contains the thoracic cavity which is above the diaphragm contains the lungs, heart & mediastinum & also contains the abdominopelvic cavity which divides into abdominal cavity (under the diaphragm, above the pelvis & contains the stomach, liver, gall bladder, pancreas, spleen, small intestine, most of the large intestine & kidneys) also the pelvic cavity which contains the urinary bladder, rectum & internal reproductive organs
9 abdominal regions
right & left hypochondriac region, right & left lumbar region, right & left iliac region, epigastic region, umbilical region, hypogastic region