chapter 4 Flashcards
anter/o
front of the body
cardi/o
heart
caud/o
tail
cephal/o
head
cervic/o
neck
chondr/o
cartilage
carni/o
skull
cyt/o
cell
dist/o
far, distance
dors/o
back of the body
femor/o
thigh, femoral
gastr/o
stomach
home/o
the same
ili/o
groin, hip
infer/o
below
inguin/o
groin
later/o
side
lumb/o
lower back
medi/o
middle
organ/o
organ
path/o
disease
pleur/o
pleura, lung
poster/o
back
proxim/o
closer
super/o
above
thorac/o
chest
tom/o
cutting
umbilic/o
naval
ventr/o
front, bellyside
cardiovascular system
transports substances to and from body cells
lymphatic system
removes unwanted substances
respiratory system
exchanges O2 into CO2
digestive system
breaks down food and removes wastes
urinary system
removes excess water and salt from bloodstream
reproductive system
produces sex cells
nervous system
initiates body responses
endocrine system
releases hormones into bloodstream
musculoskeletal system
movement
integumentary system
protects the body from disease
the head consists of
the face and cranium
the neck consists of
the anterior and posterior neck
the upper appendages consists of
the shoulder, left and right axilla, brachium(upper arm), elbow, antebrachium(forearm), carpus(wrist), manus(hand), hssdf
