Body Organization Flashcards

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1
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Divides body into anterior and posterior positions

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Frontal plane

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2
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Divides body into right and left sides

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Sagittal plane

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3
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Divides body into superior and inferior

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Transverse plane

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4
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Away from the point of attachment to the trunk

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Distal

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5
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Near the point of attachment to the trunk

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Proximal

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6
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Closer to midline

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Medial

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7
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Farther from midline

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Lateral

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8
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Below

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Inferior

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9
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Above

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Superior

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10
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In front of

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Anterior

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11
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Behind

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Posterior

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12
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Decreasing angle at a joint

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Flexion

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13
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Increasing angle at a joint

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Extension

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14
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Movement away from midline

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Abduction

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15
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Movement towards midline

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Adduction

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16
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Turning palms down

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Pronation

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17
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Turning palms up

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Supination

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18
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Raising shoulders (scapula)

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Elevation

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19
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Lowering shoulders (scapula)

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Depression

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20
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Action of bringing scapula away from midline

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Protraction

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21
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Action of bringing scapula towards midline

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Retraction

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22
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Action of increasing angle at ankle (on toes)

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Plantarflexion

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23
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Action of decreasing angle at ankle (on heels)

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Dorsiflexion

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24
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Bringing heels in toward midline

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Inversion

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25
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Bringing heels away from midline

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Eversion

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26
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Movement in the transverse plane toward midline

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Horizontal adduction

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27
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Movement in transverse plane away from midline

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Horizontal abduction

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28
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Rotating limb towards the body

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Internal rotation

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29
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Rotating limb away from body

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External rotation

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30
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Moving in circular pattern

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Circumduction

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31
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Ant

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Anterior

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32
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Bil

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Bilateral

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33
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BIN, bin

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Twice a night

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34
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DOA

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Dead on arrival

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35
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FROM

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Full range of motion

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36
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lat

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Lateral

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37
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LLQ

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Left lower quadrant

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38
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LUQ

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Left upper quadrant

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39
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N/C

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No complaints

40
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Prn

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As needed

41
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RLQ

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Right lower quadrant

42
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ROM

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Range of motion

43
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RUQ

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Right upper quadrant

44
Q

Combine to form tissue

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Cell

45
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Consists of cells that function together to form organs

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Tissue

46
Q

Work together to form systems

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Organs

47
Q

Work together to create human body

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System

48
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Outer covering of cell

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Cell membrane

49
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Directs cell activities, chromosomes

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Nucleus

50
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Surrounds nucleus

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Cytoplasm

51
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Transmits nerve impulses

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Nerve cell

52
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Attach at end of structures they move

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Muscle cell

53
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Form a protective layer over cell

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Epithelial cells

54
Q

Process that supplies body with oxygen

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Respiration

55
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Body is standing erect, facing forward, arms at sides, facing forward

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Anatomical position

56
Q

Locate a portion of the body, describe position

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Directional terms

57
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Cranial

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Brain

58
Q

Thoracic

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Heart, lungs, major blood vessels

59
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Abdominal

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Digestive and urinary organs

60
Q

Reproductive system

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Pelvic

61
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Why are regions used?

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Because the abdominal cavity is so large

62
Q

What’s in the right upper quadrant?

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Part of the liver, the gallbladder, part of the pancreas, and part of the intestinal tract

63
Q

What’s in the left upper quadrant?

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The stomach, spleen, parts of the liver, and part of the pancreas and intestines

64
Q

What’s in the right lower quadrant?

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The appendix, part of the intestines and the urinary tract, and part of the female reproductive organs

65
Q

What’s in the left lower quadrant?

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Parts of the intestines, female reproductive organs, and part of the urinary tract

66
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Digestive system

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All organs of digestion and elimination that serve to breakdown food and water in the body

67
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Circulatory/cardiovascular system

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Heart and blood vessels that serve to carry oxygen and nutrients to the tissues and remove waste from the tissue

68
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Lymphatic system

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Lymph, glands, and lymphatic vessels serve to protect the body from disease and infection

69
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Respiratory system

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Lungs and airway supply the body with oxygen

70
Q

Integumentary system

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Skin, hair, nails, and oil/sweat glands serve to cover and protect the body

71
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Nervous system

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Brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves serve to regulate body activities and send/revive messages from sensory organs

72
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Endocrine system

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Glands secret hormones for regulation of body activities

73
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Muscular system

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Muscle and cartilage provide body movement

74
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Skeletal system

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Bones support and protect body; frame work

75
Q

Male Reproductive system

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Testes, penis, prostate gland, vas deferens, seminal vesticles control reproduction and hereditary

76
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Female Reproductive system

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Ovaries, vagina, uterus, Fallopian tubes, mammory glands control reproduction and hereditary

77
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Urinary system

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Kidney, uters, bladder, and urthera eliminate metabolic waste and help to maintain acid-base/water-base salt balance and regulate blood pressure

78
Q

Breakdown molecules and cell digestion

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Lyosomes

79
Q

Structure that surrounds and protects the cell

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Cell membrane

80
Q

The material within the cell that is not part of the nucleus

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Cytoplasm

81
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Network of canals in the cytoplasm

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Endoplasmic reticulum

82
Q

Transports and delivers proteins

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Golgi apparatus

83
Q

Powerhouses of cell, supplies the energy

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Mitochondria

84
Q

Largest structure in the cell, contains DNA and directs cell activity

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Nucleus

85
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Produce ribosomes

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Nucleolus

86
Q

Protein builders

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Ribosomes

87
Q

Fills with digested food and waste that will be transported out of the cell

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Vacuole

88
Q

One from each parent, how they interact determines the physical characteristics of the person

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Allele

89
Q

Alleles are identical

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Homozygous

90
Q

Alleles are different

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Heterozygous

91
Q

Gene

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Genotype

92
Q

Physical

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Phenotype

93
Q

What is the movement of the frontal plane

A

Ab/adduction

94
Q

What is the movement of the sagittal plane?

A

Flexion/extension

95
Q

What is the movement of the transverse plane?

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Internal/external rotation