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Orientation of the Human Body Flashcards

1
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Heel

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Calcancal

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Butt

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Gluteal

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3
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Belly Button

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Umbilical

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Shoulder Blade

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Acromial

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5
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Groin

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Inguinal

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6
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Back of Knee

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Popliteal

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Upper Arm

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Brachium

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Lower Back

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Lumbar

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9
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Transverse Plan

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Horizontal Cut Along Hips

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Frontal/Coronal Plan

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Vertical Cut Along Side

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11
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Midsagital

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Vertical Cut Along Middle

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12
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Type of mebrane around Organs

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Serious

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13
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The membrane around the Heart

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Pericardial

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The mebrane around the Lungs

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Pleural

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15
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The mebrane around the Abdominal Organs

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Peritoneal

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16
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The membrane found in our Joints

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Synovial

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The membrane found in our Respiratory and Digestive Tracts

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Mucous

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18
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This membrane is also known as Skin

19
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This is the outer Serous Membrane

20
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The inner Serous Mebrane that touches the organ

21
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One function of the mucous in the Digestive Tract

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Protection

22
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What seperates the thoratic and abdominal cavities?

23
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Where is the imaginary line that seperates the abdominal cavity from the pelvic cavity?

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Pubic bone

24
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Both negative and positive feedback…

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Regulate stimulus

25
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Negative feedback works by…

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Shutting down/lessing the variable from it’s original value.

26
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Positive feedback works by…

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Pushing the variable further than it’s original value.

27
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An example of negative feedback is…

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Regulating heart rate, breathing rate, blood sugar

28
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An example of positive feedback is…

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Blood clotting

29
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Organs inside the cranial cavity

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Brain, eyes, ears

30
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Organs inside the spinal cavity

31
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Organs inside the thoracic cavity

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Lungs, heart, trachea, esophagus

32
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Organs inside the abdominal cavitity

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Stomach, Liver, Kidneys, Small Intestine, Large Intestine, Pancreas, Spleen, Galbladder

33
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Organs inside the pelvic cavity

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Uterus, ovaries, bladder, prostate gland

34
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Function of Nervous System

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Controls body and responds to stimuli

35
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Organs in Nervous System

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Brain, spinal cord

36
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Function of Endocrine System

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Secretes hormones that regulate body

37
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Organs in Endocrine System

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Pancreas, adrenal gland

38
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Function of Lymphatic System

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Protects body from disease (Immune system)

39
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Organs in Lymphatic System

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Lymph nodes, lymphatic vessels

40
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Function of the Integumentary System

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Protects deeper tissue from injury

41
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Organs in Integumentary System

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Function of Cardiovascular System

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Transports blood

43
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Organs in Cardiovascular System

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Heart, blood vessels

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