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ANAPHY Flashcards

Directional Terms & Sections Types of Organ System

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Away from the body surface; more internal

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Deep (internal)

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2
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Toward or at the body surface

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Superficial (extrernal)

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Farther away from the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk

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Distal

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4
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Close to the origin of the body part or at the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk

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Proximal

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5
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Between a more medial and a more lateral structure

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Intermediate

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Away from the midline of the body; on the outer side of

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Lateral

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Toward of at the midline of the body; on the inner side of

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Medial

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Toward or backside of the body; behind

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Posterior (dorsal)

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Toward or at front of the body; in front of

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Anterior (ventral)

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10
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Away from the head end or toward the lower part of a structure; behind

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Inferior (caudal)

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Toward the head end or upper part of a structure; above

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Superior ( cranail/cephalic)

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12
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The wrist is___to the hand

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proximal

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13
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The breastbone is ___ to the spine

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Anterior

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14
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The brain is ___ to the spinal cord

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Superior

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15
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The thumb is ___ to the fingers

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Lateral

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16
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The cut is down the median plane of the body and the right and left parts are equal in size

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Median ( midsagittal) section

17
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It is a cut along a lengthwise plane that divides the body or an organ

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Frontal (Coronal) plane

18
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It is a cut along horizontal plane, dividing the body or organ into superior and inferior parts

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Transverse Plane

19
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Atoms combine to form molecules

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Chemical Level

20
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cells are made up of molecules

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Cellular Level

21
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Tissue consist of similar types of cells

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Tissue Level

22
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Organs made up of different types of tissues

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Organ Level

23
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Consist of different type of organs that work together

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Organ system level

24
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Human organisms are made up of many organ systems

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Organismal level

25
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Body movements, maintains posture and produces heat

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Muscular

26
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Generates actions potential to regulate body activities; detects changes in body’s internal and external environments
- brain, spinal cod, nerves

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Nervous

27
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Regulates body activities by releasing hormones (chemical messengers transported in blood from endocrine gland or tissue to target organ)

  • pineal gland
  • hypothalamus
  • pituitary gland
  • thymus
  • thyroid gland
  • parathyroid glands
  • adrenal glands
  • pancreas
  • ovaries
  • testes
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Endocrine

28
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heart pumps blood through vessels; blood carries oxygen and nutrients to cells and carbon dioxide wastes away from cells and helps regulates acid base balance

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Cardiovascular

29
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Returns proteins and fluid to blood
carries lipids from gastrointestinal tract to blood
- spleen, thymus, lymph nodes, tonsils
houses white blood cells

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lymphatic

30
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to keep the body supplied with oxygen and to remove carbon dioxide
- nasal passages
- pharynx
- larynx
- trachea
- bronchi
- lungs

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Respiratory

31
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achieves physical and chemical breakdown of food; absorbs nutrients, eliminates solid wastes

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Digestive

32
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produces, stores, eliminates urine; eliminates waste( nitrogenous waste like urea or uric acid) and regulate volume of chemical composition of blood. maintaining bodys water and salt (Electrolyte) balance, regulating acid base, balance of blood, helping regulate balance blood pressure

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Urinary

33
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Produce offspring

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Reproduction

34
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Provides protection and support allows body movements, produces blood cells and stores minerals and fat

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Skeletal

35
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External covering, provides protections, regulates temperature and prevents water loss and help produce vitamin D

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Integumentary-

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