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60 Cards in this Set
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Skeletal System
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1. supports and protects the body
2. Provides surface are for muscle attachments 3. Assists in body movements 4. Bone cells store and create blood cells |
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Articular System
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Composed of the joints of the body
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Reproductive System
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1. Produce reproductive cells (sperm and ova)
2. Release of regulatory hormones 3. Transportation and storage of reproductive cells |
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Urinary System
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Produce, store and eliminate urine (waste)
2. Regulates volume and chemical composition of blood 3. Regulates fluid and electrolyte balance |
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Muscular System
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1. Produces Movement
2. Maintain Posture 3. Production of heat |
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Nervous System
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1. Regulates body activities (nerve impulses)
2. Detects changes in int/ext environment (interprets) 3. Muscle Contraction and glandular secretions 4. Most important system for sustaining life |
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Digestive System
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1. achieves physical and chemical breakdown of food
2. Absorbs nutrients 3. Eliminates solid wastes |
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Endocrine System
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1. Regulates body activities through hormones
2. Transports chemicals in the blood to various target organs of the body |
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Respiratory System
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1. Transfers oxygen from inhaled air to the blood
2. Transfers carbon dioxide from blood to exhaled air 3. Regulates acid -base balance of body fluids 4. Air flowing out of lungs through vocal cords produces sou |
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Cardiovascular System
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1. Blood carries oxygen and nutrients to cells
2. Carries carbon dioxide and wastes from cells 3. Regulates acid - base balance, temperature, and water content of body fluids 4. Help defend against disease and mend damaged blood vessels |
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Lymphatic System
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1. Returns proteins and plasma to CV system
2. Carries lipids from GI tract to blood 3. Protect against disease-causing microbes |
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Integumentary System
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1. Protects the body
2. Helps regulate body temperature 3. Eliminates some waste 4. Detects sensations such as touch, pain, warmth, and cold |
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Superior
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Towards the head or upper part of structure
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Inferior
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Away from head or lower part of structure
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Anterior
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Nearer to the front of the body
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Posterior
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Nearer to back of the body
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Medial
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Nearer to the midline
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Lateral
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Farther from the midline
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Proximal
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Nearer to point of attachment of a limb to the trunk; nearer to origination of a structure
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Distal
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Farther from point of attachment of a limb to the trunk; farther from origination of a structure
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Superficial
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Toward or on surface of body
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Deep
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Away from surface of body
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Ipsilateral
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On the same side of body
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Contralateral
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On opposite side of body
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Parietal
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Pertaining to forming outer wall of body cavity
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Visceral
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Pertaining to covering of organ in ventral cavity
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Sagittal Plane
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-Midsagittal or median
-Divides into equal right and left sides |
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Frontal (coronal) Plane
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Divides into anterior and posterior portions
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Transverse Plane
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-Cross-Sectional/horizontal
-Divides the body into superior and inferior portions |
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Flexion
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making a decrease in angle
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Extension
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making an increase in angle
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Abduction (ABD)
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moving away from the midline of the body
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Adduction (ADD)
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moving towards the body
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Medial (Internal) Rotation
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anterior surface moves towards midline
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Lateral (External) Rotation
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Anterior surface moves away from the midline
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Supination
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Rotating hand/forearm laterally "hold the soup"
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Pronation
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Rotating hand/forearm medially "pour the soup"
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Plantarflexion
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point toes/foot downwards "stand on tip toes"
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Dorsiflexion
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point toes/foot upward "foot off the gas pedal"
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Inversion
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movement of sole of foot inward
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Eversion
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movement of sole of foot outward
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Protraction
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moving forward on plane parallel to ground "punch"
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Retraction
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moving backward on plane parallel to ground
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Radial Flexion or Deviation (ABD)
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move wrist outwards or away from midline of body (deviate towards the radius)
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Ulnar flexion or deviation (ADD)
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move wrist inwards or towards the midline of body (deviate towards the ulna)
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Circumduction
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combination of flexion/extension an abduction/adduction
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Foramen
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opening through which blood vessels, nerves or ligaments pass
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motch
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indentation at bone's edge
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Meatus
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Enters, but does not pass through structure
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Fossa
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shallow depression
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Sulcus
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furrow along a bone surface that accommodates a blood vessel, nerve, or tendon
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Condyle
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large, round protuberance at the end of a bone
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Facet
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smooth flat articular surface
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Facet
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smooth flat articular surface
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Head
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rounded articular projection supported on the neck of the bone (i.e. head of the femur)
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Crest
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prominent ridge or elongated projection (i.e. iliac crest of hip bone)
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Epicondyle
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Projection above condyle (i.e. medial epicondyle of elbow)
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Spinous Process
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sharp, slender projection (i.e. greater trochanter of femur)
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Tubercle
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small rounded projection (i.e. greater tubercle of the humerous)
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Tuberosity
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large, rounded, usually roughened projection (i.e. ischial tuberosity)
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