Chapter 1: The Human Body: An Orientation Flashcards
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The Integumentary
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- External body covering
- Protects tissues
- Synthesizes
- Site of cutaneous receptors
2
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The Skeletal
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- Protects body organs
- Framework for muscles
- Blood cells formed w/ in bones
- Stores minerals
3
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The Muscular
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- Locomotion
- Facial Expressions
- Posture
- Heat
4
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The Nervous
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- Control center
- Fast-acting
- Responds to internal/ external changes
5
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The Endocrine
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- Glands secrete hormones
- Growth
- Reproduction
- Nutrient Use
6
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The Cardiovascular
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- Blood vessels transport
- Carries oxygen and carbon dioxide
- Carries nutrients and wastes
7
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The Lymphatic
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- Gathers fluid leaked from blood vessel
- Disposes debris in the lymphatic
- Houses white blood cells
- Attacks foreign substances in the body
8
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The Respiratory
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- Stores blood supplied w/ oxygen
- Takes in oxygen and eliminates carbon dioxide
- Exchanges occur through the walls of the air sacs of the lungs
9
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The Digestive
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- Breaks down food into absorbable units that enter the blood for distribution to body cells
- Indigestible foodstuffs are eliminated as feces
10
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The Urinary
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- Eliminates nitrogenous wastes from the body
- Regulates water, electrolyte and acid-base balance of food
11
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The Reproductive
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- Function is production of offspring
- Testes produce sperm and male sex hormone and male ducts and glands aid in delivery of sperm to the female reproductive tract
- Ovaries produce eggs and female sex hormones
- The remaining female structures serve as sites for fertilization and development of the fetus
- Mammary glands of female breaths produce milk to nourish the newborn
12
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Gross Anatomy
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- Regional
- Directional
13
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Regional Terms
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- Axial region
- Appendicular region
14
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Directional Terms
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- Body in anatomical position
- terms of directions
15
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Superior (cranial)
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Toward the head end or upper part of a structure or the body; above
