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Human Body Systems Flashcards

1
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Anatomical Position

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Body is straight, palms out

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Posterior

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The back of a structure

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Anterior

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“The front of”

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Superior

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Above or towards the head

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Inferior

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Away from the head

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5
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Medial

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Towards the middle/center of the body

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Lateral

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Away from the body’s midline

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Distal

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Away from the point of attachment

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8
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Superficial

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Near the surface

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Proximal

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Closer to the center/attachment of the body

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Deep

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Away from the surface of the body

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10
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Ventral

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Towards the belly

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Dorsal

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Towards the back (behind the belly button)

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12
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Abdominal

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Abdominal

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13
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Antecubital

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Anterior Elbow

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14
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Axillary

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Armpit

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15
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Buccal

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Cheek

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15
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Brachial

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Upper Arm

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16
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Calcaneal

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Heel

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16
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Carpal

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Wrist

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17
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Cephalic

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Head

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18
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Cervical

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Neck

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Coxal

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Digital

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Fingers/Toes

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Femoral

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Gluteal

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Nasal

23
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Inguinal

23
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Occipital

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Back of Head

24
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Olecranal

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Posterior Elbow

24
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Lumbar

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Lower Back

25
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Pelvic

25
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Orbital

25
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Oral

25
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Patellar

26
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Popliteal

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Posterior Knee

26
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Sternal

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Breast Bone

27
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Tarsal

27
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Sacral

28
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Thoracic

29
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Umbilical

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Belly button

29
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Vertebral

30
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Connective Tissue

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Blood, bone, and cartilage

30
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Epithelial Tissue

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Lines, covers, and organizes the body

31
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Muscular Tissue

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Skeletal, cardiac, and smooth

32
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Nervous Tissue

33
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The bones of the wrist/ankles are classified as what bones?

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Short bones

33
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Your sternum is an example of what bone?

34
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The medullary cavity is primarily located in the what?

35
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TOF: Long bones are more wide then long

36
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Epiphysis

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Bone tissue (Top and bottom of the femur)

36
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Diaphysis

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In the middle, between the Epiphysis

37
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Fracture repair steps

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Hematoma, Fib Callus, Bony Callus, Bone Remodeling

38
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The cells responsible for removing excess bone tissue after the fracture repair process are:

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Osteoclasts

39
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Osteoblasts:

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Opposite of Osteoclasts

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