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Chapter 2 - Organization of the Body Flashcards

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circulatory system

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heart, blood, blood vessels (veins, arteries, cappilaries); transports blood throughout body

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lymphatic system

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lymph vessels & nodes; carry clear fluid (lymph)

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what does lymph do?

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contains WBC (lymphocytes) that fight against disease +immunity

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digestive system

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mouth, stomach, intestines; brings food into body & breaks it down so it can enter blood stream

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endocrine system

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glands; sends chemical messengers (hormones) into blood to act on other glands and organs

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examples of glands

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thyroid gland, adrenal gland, pituitary gland

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female and male reproductive systems

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produce cells (egg + sperm = embryo), testes and ovaries produce hormones

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muscoloskeletal system

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muscles, bone, joints, cartilage; support body and allow it to move

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nervous system

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carries electrical messages to and from brain and spinal cord

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respiratory system

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trachea, bronchial tubes, lungs; controls breathing

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skin and sense organ system

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skin, eyes, ears; receives messages from enviro & sends to brain

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urinary system

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produces urine & sends it out of body through kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra

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cranial cavity

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located in head, surrounded by skull; contains brain, pituitary gland

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thoracic cavity

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chest cavity; surrounded by breast bone & ribs, contains lungs, heart, windpipe, bronchial tubes, etc

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pleura

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double membrane that surrounds lungs

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pleural cavity

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space between pleural membrane

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mediastinum

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large area between lungs

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what organs are in the mediastinum

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heart, esophagus, trachea and bronchial tubes

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abdominal cavity

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space below thoracic cavity; separated by diaphragm, organs include: stomach, liver, gallbladder, S+L intestines

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peritoneum

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double membrane that surrounds organs in the abdomen; attaches abdominal organs to abdominal muscles

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pelvic cavity

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surrounded by pelvis, major organs include: urinary bladder, ureters, urethra, rectum, anus, uterus

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ureter

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tube from kidney to bladder

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urethra

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tube from bladder to outside

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spinal cavity

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space surrounded by spinal column, spinal cord is nervous tissue within spinal cavity, nerves enter & leave spinal cord carrying messages to and from body

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spinal column

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long row of bones from neck to tailbone

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vertabra(e)

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each bone in spinal column (+ plural)

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disk/disc

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flexible connective tissue between each backbone, composed of cartilage

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cartilage

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composes cartilage, cushion between bones

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cervical

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7 bones (C1-C7)

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thoracic

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12 bones (T1-12)

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lumbar

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5 bones (L1-L5)

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sacral

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5 fused bones (S1-S5)

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coccygeal

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4 fused bones

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frontal

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(coronal); divides body/part into anterior and posterior portions

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sagital

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(lateral) divides into right and left sidesm

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midsagittal

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divides body into right and left halves

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transverse

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(axial), horizontal plane, divides into upper & lower cross section

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MRI

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magnetic resonance imaging; magnetic waves instead of x-rays

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IOR

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pertaining to

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EAL

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pertaining to

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AR

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pertaining to

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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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anter/o

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front

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bronch/o

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bronchial tubes

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cervic/o

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neck of body/uterus

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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coccyg/o

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coccyx, tailbone

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crani/o

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skull

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epitheli/o

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skin, surface tissue

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esophag/o

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esophagus

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hepat/o

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liver

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lapar/o

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abdomen

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laryng/o

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larynx

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later/o

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side

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lumb/o

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loin (waist)

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lymph/o

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lymph

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mediastin/o

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mediastinum

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pelv/o

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pelvis

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peritone/o

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peritoneum

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pharyng/o

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pharynx

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pleur/o

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pleura

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poster/o

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back,behind

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radi/o

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x-rays

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sacr/o

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sacrum

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spin/o

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spine

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thorac/o

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chest

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trache/o

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trachea

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vertebr/o

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vertebra

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