Teas (Anatomy)

Cephalic

Head

Osteoporosis

More bone is being broken down than is being built up, causing bones to weaken and become brittle.

Cranial

Skull

Facial

Face

Cervial

Neck

Axillary

armpit

Brachial

Arm

Antecubital

Front of elbow

Antebrachial

forearm

Carpal

wrist

palmar

palm

pollex

thumb

Digital or Phalangeal (arms)

fingers

Femoral

thigh

Patella

front of knee

crural

shin

pedal

foot

tarsal

ankle

Digital of phalangeal (legs)

toes

Dorsum

top of foot

Hallux

Great toe

Sternal

breastbone

thoracic

chest

mammary

breast

abdominal

abdomen

umbilical

navel

coxa

hip

pelvic

pelvis

inguinal

groin

pubic

pubis

dorsum

back of the hand

manual

hand

frontal

forehead

temporal

temple

Orbital

eye

otic

ear

buccal

cheek

nasal

nose

oral

mouth

mental

chin

occipital

base of skull

acromial

shoulder

scapular

shoulder blade

vertebral

spinal column

dorsal

back

olecranal

back of elbow

lumbar

loin

sacral

between hips

coccygeal

tailbone

gluteal

buttock

perineal

area between anus and external genitals

popliteal

back of knee

sural

calf

plantar

sole

calcaneal

heel

cells

The basic structural unit of an organism from which living things are created

alveoli

Tiny air sacs in the lungs where exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place

organ systems

Functional groups of organs that work together within the body: circulatory, integumentary, skeletal, reproductive digestive, urinary, respiratory, endocrine, lymphatic muscular, nervous

ventilation

The exchange of oxygen with carbon dioxide in the lungs

trachea

The windpipe, which connects the larynx to the lungs

Nasopharynx

the uppermost part of the throat, situated directly behind the nasal cavity and above the soft palate

oropharnyx

the middle section of the throat located just behind the mouth

laryngopharnyx

the lowest part of the throat

larynx

the center of the front of the neck

trachea

a vital, flexible tube that connects your larynx (voice box) to your bronchi

left bronchus

the airway that branches off the trachea to supply air to the left lung

right bronchus

the short, wide, and highly vertical airway that branches off the trachea to supply air to the right lung

bronchioles

tiny, branching airways in the lungs that deliver oxygen-rich air to the alveoli (air sacs) and carry carbon dioxide out

left lung

the primary respiratory organ on the left side of the chest

right lung

the larger and heavier of the two lungs, responsible for taking in oxygen and expelling carbon dioxide

diaphragm

a crucial, dome-shaped muscle located just below the lungs that separates the chest (thoracic) cavity from the abdomen

heart

a fist-sized muscular organ that acts as the primary pump for your circulatory system

Mediastinum

The area between the two lungs

pleura

A membrane around the lungs and inside the chest cavity

capillaries

Small vessels that connect smaller arteries, called arterioles, to smaller veins, called venules, and carry out gas exchange

diffusion

The passive movement of a substance from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration

passive transport

Movement across a cell membrane that does not require energy input

muscle

Fibrous tissue that produces force and motion to move the body or produce movement in parts of the body

tidal volume

The amount of air breathed in a normal inhalation or exhalation

arteries

Vessels that carry blood away from the heart toward other body parts

veins

Vessels that carry blood toward the heart from other body parts

cardiac muscle

Involuntary muscle found in the heart, cardiovascular system, The system comprised of the heart and blood vessels

Superior vena cava

a large, short vein that carries deoxygenated blood from the head, neck, arms, and chest into the right atrium of the heart

Aorta pulmonary

the two main blood vessels carrying blood out of your heart

Pulmonary veins

essential blood vessels that carry newly oxygenated blood from the lungs back to the left atrium of the heart

right atrium

one of the four chambers of the heart

pulmonary valve

a one-way door between the heart’s right ventricle and the pulmonary artery

tricuspid valve

heart valve located between the right upper chamber (atrium) and lower chamber (ventricle)

right ventricle

a vital heart chamber that pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs to receive oxygen

inferior vena cava

the largest vein in the human body

pulmonary veins

essential blood vessels that carry newly oxygenated blood from the lungs back to the left atrium of the heart

left atrium

one of the four chambers of the heart

mitral valve

a one-way gate located between the heart’s left atrium (upper chamber) and left ventricle (lower chamber)

aortic valve

a critical structure in the heart that regulates oxygen-rich blood flow from the left ventricle into the aorta

left ventricle

the heart’s largest and most muscular pumping chamber

hormone

A chemical messenger produced by a gland and transported by the bloodstream that regulates specific processes in the body

tissue

A group of cells with similar structure that function together as a unit, but at a lower level than organs

systole

The portion of the cardiac cycle in which the heart expels blood

relaxation

Release of tension in a muscle

plasma

Clear pale yellow component of blood that carries red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets throughout the body​​​​​​​