Body Systems and Vocabulary

Identifying the body systems and their main functions.

bucco

cheek buccolabial, pertaining to the cheek and lip. It refers to the region of the mouth that includes the cheeks and lips, often involved in mastication and speech.

chondr

cartilage chondrogenic, giving rise to cartaligeand its formation, related to the development and growth of cartilage tissue.

crani

skull carniotomy, a skull operationthat involves opening the skull to access the brain, often performed to remove tumors or relieve pressure.

dia

through, between diaphragm, the wall through or between two areas. It is commonly used in anatomical terms to describe structures that cross or connect two regions.

epi

over, above epidermis, outer layer of skin

extra

outside, beyond the extracellular, outside the body cells of an organism

morpho

from morphology, the study of form and structure of organisms.

nephro

kidney nephritis, inflammation of the kidney.

neuro

nerve neurophysiology, the physiology of the nervous system.

sub

beneath, under sublingual, beneath the tounge.

emia

condition of the blood anemia, deficiency of red blood cells.

logy

the study of pathology, the study of changes in structure and function brought on by disease.

Integumentary System

• Covers your body with skin and provides protection.

• Temperature regulation

• Major Organs Include: Skin, Hair, and Nails.

skeletal system

• Provides your body with support and protection.

• Major Organs Include: Bones

muscular system

• Gives your body the ability to move.

• Major Organs Include: Muscles (skeletal, smooth, and cardiac)

nervous system

• Controls your body with the sending and receiving of messages as well as impulses.

• Includes: Brain and Spinal Cord.

endocrine system

• Helps to regulate your body using hormones.

• Includes: Glands

cardiovascular system

• Helps your body to transport blood, nutrients and more.

• Includes: Heart and Blood Vessels

respiratory system

• Controls the gas exchange in your body.

• Bringing O2 in and CO2 out.

• Includes: Lungs

lymphatic system

• Is a flitration system for your body that works with the immue system when your sick.

• Includes: Lymph Nodes/Vessels.

immune system

• Fights pathogens within your body and helps you to not get sick.

digestive system

• Breaks down food for your body to use.

• Excretes solid food.

• Includes: Stomach and Intestines.

urinary system

• Removes liquid waste from within your body.

• Includes: Kidney and Bladder.

reproductive system

• Gives your body the ability to produce offspring.

• Women: Ovaries

• Men: Testies

Gross Anatomy

The study of large structures.

Includes:

• Surface Anatomy

• Systematic Anatomy

• Regional Anatomy

Surface Anatomy

Looking at external features

Systemic Anatomy

Study by body systems

Regional Anatomy

Study by section/areas.

Mainly used in med school

Microscopic Anatomy

Looking at small non-visual structures.

Includes:

• Cytology

• Histology

Cytology

The study of cells.

Histology

The study of tissue.

Developmental Anatomy

The study of change over time.

Includes:

• Embryology

Embryology

The study of prenatal development.

Comparative Anatomy

Comparing different organisms.

Anatomy

Cutting up of the body

• Ana : up

• tomy: a cutting

Physiology

What it does/function.