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Human Anatomy
Test 1
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Anatomy
11th Grade
09/16/2015
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homeostatic control mechanism
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organ system
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metabolism
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all chemical reactions that occur within the body
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superficial
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at body's surface
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lymphatic system
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attacks foreign things
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lateral
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away from middle of body
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deep
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away from the body surface
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inferior
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away from the head - below
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intermediate
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between two structures
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pelvic cavity
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bladder rectum reproductive organs
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anatomical position
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body is erect with feet apart
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control center
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brain or part of the nervous system
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digestion
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breaking down of food
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digestive system
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breaks down food
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proxcimal
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closer to body trunk (limbs)
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cranial cavity
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contains brain
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vertebral cavity
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contains spinal cord
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parietal serosa
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covers cavity wall
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visceral serosa
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covers organs
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oblique plane
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cut at an angle
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abdominopelvic cavity
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divided into abdominal and and pelvic cavities
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sagittal plane
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divides body into right and left
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coronal/frontal plane
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divides front and back of body
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mediastinum
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encloses heart, esophogas, trachea cavity
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midsagittal plane
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equal left and right sides
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distal
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farther from body trunk (head)
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endocrine system
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glands (pituitary)
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organ system
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groups of organs that work together
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ventral body cavity
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houses internal organs
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positive feedback
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increases changes in body (example blood clotting)
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muscular system
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movement
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receptors
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our nerves
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Integumentary System
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outer covering (skin)
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dorsal body cavity
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protects nervous system organs
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cardiovascular system
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pumps blood
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urinary system
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removes waste
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excretion
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removing waste from the body
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serious fluid
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secreted by both membranses
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abdominal cavity
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stomach, intestines, spleen
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physiology
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study of how body parts work
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anatomy
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study of the structure of the body parts.
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skeletal system
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support and protection
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nervous system
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takes in information and determines response
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respitory system
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takes in oxygen and gives out carbon monoxide
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effector
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takes info from brain and then responds
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homeostasis
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the ability to maintain stable internal conditions
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responsiveness
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the ability to sense change in the environment
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cell
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the smallest level of organization with life
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serosa membrane
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thin double layered membrane in ventral cavity
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transverse plane
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top and bottom part of body
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anterior (ventral)
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toward from of body
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posterior (dorsal)
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toward the back of body
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medial
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toward the middle of body
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superior
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towards the head - above
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parasagittal plane
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two sides are not equally set
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pleural cavity
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within thoracic - surrounds lungs
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thoracic cavity
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within ventral containing heart and lung
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