Human Body Systems Definitions Flashcards by Ruby Eichhorn

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proximal

A

near point of origin

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distal

A

away from point of origin

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medial

A

towards midline

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lateral

A

away from midline

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mid-sagittal

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separates left and right

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cardiac muscle

A

heart, doesn’t tire

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smooth muscle

A

makes up organs

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skeletal muscle

A

controls movement

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peripheral nervous system

A

commands from brain to body

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central nervous system

A

processing sensory info

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autonomic nervous system

A

involuntary functions

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Parkinson’s disease

A

brain disease, affects movement/sleep

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bronchi

A

tubes inside lungs, branch into alveoli

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artery

A

carries blood away

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veins

A

carries blood back

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capillary

A

tiny blood vessels

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pulmonary arteries/veins

A

connecting to the lungs

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plasma

A

carries nutrients and hormones

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platelets

A

initiate blood clotting

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types of tissues

A

connective
muscle
epithelial
nerve

Q

connective tissue

A

holds body together

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muscle tissue

A

movement

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epithelial tissue

A

covering

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nerve tissue

A

sends/receives messages

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types of muscles

A

smooth
skeletal
cardiac

Q

chambers of the heart

A

4;
right atrium
right ventricle
left atrium
left ventricle

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3 major parts of nervous system

A

brain stem
spinal cord
nerves

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systolic blood pressure

A

pressure from contraction

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diastolic blood pressure

A

pressure from relaxation