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Cardiovascular system

heart, veins, and arteries

Respiratory system

mouth, lungs, and larynx

Muscular system

Muscles, tendons, and ligaments

Nervous system

brain, spinal cord, and nerves

integumentary system

skin, mucous membranes, hair, and nail

Lymphatic system

vessels, ducts, nodes, and organs. Provides defense against infection.

Endocrine system

glands that secrete hormones

distal

farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk

Proximal

Closer to the point of attachment

24 (2 sets of 12)

How many ribs?

Right atrium, right ventricle, left atrium, left ventricle

four chambers of the heart

Femur

Longest bone in body (upper leg)

Humerus

bone in upper arm

tibia

larger one of two bones making up lower leg

Fibula

The lateral and smaller bone of the lower leg

Stapes

smallest bone on body, in ear

Xiphoid process

lower, narrow portion of the sternum

bronchi

The passages that direct air into the lungs

Alveoli

tiny sacs of lung tissue specialized for the movement of gases between air and blood

Bronchioles

smallest branches of the bronchi

Veins

return deoxygenated blood to the heart

colon

absorb water during digestion

Arteries

carry oxygenated blood away from the heart

Digestive system

Breaks down food into absorbable units that enter the blood for distribution to body cells.

Dura Mater

thick, outermost layer of the meninges surrounding and protecting the brain and spinal cord

Epidural space

space between the dura mater and the wall of the vertebral canal

pia mater

thin, delicate inner membrane of the meninges

arachnoid mater

middle layer of the meninges

Meninges

three protective membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord

46 (2 sets of 23)

How many chromosomes in somatic cell?

Hyperosmosis

Water diffuses in and must be removed

hypercarbia

Increased carbon dioxide level in the bloodstream. (Causes us to breathe)

Hypertension

high blood pressure

Hypotension

low blood pressure

Hypoxia

Low oxygen saturation of the body, not enough oxygen in the blood

cardiac cells

cells of the heart's myocardium

smooth cells

found in walls of organs, uninucleate, operate peristalsis, involuntarily controlled, not striated

skeletal cells

contract to move bones, striated, voluntarily controlled, multinucleate

Anterior

front of the body

Transverse line

an imaginary line drawn horizontally through the waist

Posterior

back

Palmar Surface

palm of hand

-partum

birth, labor

Bilateral

both sides

brady-

slow

tachy-

fast

anti-

against, opposing

hyper-

high

hypo

low

pulmo

relating to lung

hepat

relating to liver

cardio

relating to heart

-itis

inflammation

edema

swelling

neph

related to kidney

Pharynx

Throat

Larynx

Voice Box

Trachea

Extends from Larynx to Bronchi

Cricoid

Ring shaped cartilage of larynx

Radial Pulse

Pulse found on the wrist

Brachial Pulse

Pulse found near elbow on bicep

Dorsalis Pedis Pulse

Pulse found on dorsal (top) of foot

Femoral pulse

Found on very upper thigh