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Anatomical Systems Flashcards

1
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What is the fertilized egg called?

A

Zygote

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2
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Approximately how many cells are there in the human body?

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100 trillion

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What is Cellular differentiation

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The process when a single cell undergoes repeated divisions with each daughter cell becoming specialised to undertake a specific role on behalf of the organism as a whole

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Superior

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Towards the head

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Towards the tail

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Inferior

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Towards the front

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Anteriol

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Ventral

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Towards the front

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Towards the back

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Posterior / dorsal

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Dorsal

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Towards the back

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Medial

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Towards the midline

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Lateral

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Towards the outside of the body (away from the midline)

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Internal (deep)

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Away from the surface

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External (superficial)

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Towards the surface

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14
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Proximal

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Towards the main mass of the body

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Distal

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Away from the mass of the body

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16
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Visceral

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Related to the internal organs

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17
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Parietal

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Related to body walls

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18
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Median plane

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the veritcal plane, between the eyes

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19
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Traverse plane

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Horizontal plane

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20
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Coronal plane

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Vertical plane front facing (not between the eyes)

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21
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What are these parts of the head/ neck?

  • orbital
  • nasal
  • frontal
  • oral
  • cervical
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  • eye
  • Nose
  • Forehead
  • Mouth
  • Neck
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22
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  • Octic
  • Mental
  • Buccal
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Head

  • ear
  • chin
  • cheek
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23
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These are all part of what and what are they?

  • Pectoral
  • Sternal
  • Mammary
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Thorax

  • Chest
  • Breastbone
  • breast
24
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  • Clavicular
  • Carpal
  • Antecubital
  • Axillary
  • Antebrachial
  • Brachial
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  • Collarbone
  • wrist
  • front of elbow
  • armpit
  • forearm
  • arm
25
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What are the parts of the hand called?

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Palmal and digital

26
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  • Coxal
  • femoral
  • Patella
  • Crural
A
  • Hip
  • upper leg
  • kneecap
  • leg
27
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Pedal

  • Talus
  • Dorsum
  • Digital
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Foot

  • ankle
  • top of foot
  • toes
28
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cranial

  • optical
  • nuchal
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skull

  • base of skull
  • back of neck
29
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dorsal

  • scapular
  • Vertebral
  • Lumbar
A

Back

  • sholder blade
  • spinal column
  • lower back
30
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What is the name of the part that devides the thoracix cavity?

A

Mediastinum

  • Esophogus
  • trachea
  • Thymus
  • Heart
31
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What divides the abdominopelvic cavity and the thoracic cavity?

A

The diaphram

32
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What is the name of the cavity containing the abdomen and the pelvic cavity?

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Abdominopelvic

33
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What are the 10 main body systems?

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  • Respirotary
  • cardiovascular
  • Lymphatic
  • Nervous
  • Skeletal
  • Digestive
  • Urinary
  • Endocrine
  • Integument
  • Reproductive
34
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Respirotary

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Provides cells with oxygen

35
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Cardiovascular

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delivers oxygen and nutrients to the cells, removes carbon dioxide and waste products from cells.

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Lymphatic

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Remooves foreign substances, combats disease

37
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Nervous

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coordinates the activities of all other cells and responds to changes in the organism’s environment both external and internal.

38
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Skeletal

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provides a structure around which all other systems are built and enables effective motion.

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Digestive

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extracts nutrients from food to feed the cells.

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Urinary

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eliminates waste products from the body and maintains acid/base balance

41
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Integument

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(skin) – protects of the body.

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Endocrine

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regulates metabolism, growth etc

43
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Reproductive

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structures that bring about continuation of the species.

44
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Neck

A

nuchal

45
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Base of skull

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optical

46
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hip

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coxal

47
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front of elbow

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antecubital

48
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armpit

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axillary

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Dorsum

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Dorsum

50
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ankle

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talus

51
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eye

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orbital

52
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ear

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octic

53
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chin

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mental

54
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collarbone

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clavicular

55
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leg

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crural

56
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kneecap

A

patella

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