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integumentary system

  • includes: skin external covering, hair, nails, glands, sensory receptors

  • physical barrier for protection

  • makes vitamin D

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skeletal system

  • includes: bones, cartilage, ligaments

  • protects + supports organs

  • mineral storage (Ca, P)

  • blood cell production (bone marrow)

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muscular system

  • contraction (movement) of bones + tissues

  • heat production

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nervous system

  • fast control system

  • neurotransmitters

  • includes: brain, spinal chord, nerves

  • regulates internal + external stimuli

  • controls muscles + glands

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endocrine system

  • slow control system

  • hormones

  • regulates growth, metabolism, & reproduction

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lymphatic system

  • includes: lymph organs + tissues

  • immune defense

  • fights foreign antigens (foreign proteins)

  • returns lymph fluid to blood

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gastrointestinal system

  • food injested, broken down, and absorbed in blood for cellular metabolism

  • indigestule = feces

  • includes: stomach, intestines

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female reproductive system

  • gonads (ovaries) produce oocytes (eggs)

  • includes: uterus, gonads, mammary glands

  • uterus = house & aid fetal development

  • female sex hormones (ex. estrogen)

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male reproductive system

  • includes: gonads

  • gonads (testes) produce sperm

  • male sex hormones (testosterone)

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urinary system

  • includes: kidneys, bladder

  • removes nitrogen from blood to create urine

  • balances water, electrolytes, acid-bases

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respiratory system

  • gas exchange of oxygen and Co2 b/w air (external) and bloodstream (internal) via lungs

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cardiovascular system

  • includes: heart, blood vessels, blood

  • heart pumps blood thru vessels to transport gasses, nutrients, water, + wastes

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coronal (frontal) plane

divides the body into anterior and posterior

<p>divides the body into anterior and posterior</p>
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transverse (horizontal) plane

divides body into superior and inferior halves

<p>divides body into superior and inferior halves</p>
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midsagittal (median) plane

divides body into right and left halves

<p>divides body into right and left halves</p>
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anterior / ventral

front

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posterior / dorsal

back

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superior

closer to head

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inferior

closer to feet

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medial

midline

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lateral

sides

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proximal

closer to trunk

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distal

further from trunk

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axial

  • runs along midsagittal plane

  • skull, vertebrae, ribs

<ul><li><p>runs along midsagittal plane</p></li><li><p>skull, vertebrae, ribs</p></li></ul>
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appendicular

upper limb + lower limb

<p>upper limb + lower limb</p>
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forehead

frontal

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eye

optic / orbital

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nose

nasal

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cheek

buccal

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mouth

oral / labial

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chin

mental

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neck

cervical

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chest

sternal

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armpit

axilla

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boob

mammary / pectoral

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belly button

umbilical

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lower stomach region

pelvic

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inner upper thigh

inguinal

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genital

pubic / genital

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shoulder

deltoid / acromial

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arm

brachial

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wrist

carpus

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hand

manus

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palm

palmer / metacarpal

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shoulder blade

scapular

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mid back

thoracic

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thumb

pollux

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fingers

digits / phalanges

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front side of elbow

antecubital

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forearm

antebrachial

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big toe

hallux

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toes

digits / phalanges

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top of foot

dorsum / metatarsal

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elbow

olecranal

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knee

patellar

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thigh

femoral

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hip

coxal

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ankle

tarsal

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leg

crural

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ear

otic / aural

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back of hand

dorsum

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bottom of foot

plantar

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butt

gluteal

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lower back

lumbar

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back of knee

popliteal

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calf

sural

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heel of foot

calcaneal

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back of groin

perineal

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side of lower leg

fibular / peroneal

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