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| the study of organ function and interaction |
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| molecular to organismal levels |
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| molecular, cellular, tissue, organ, organ system, organism |
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| brain, spinal cord, nerves, etc. |
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| reproductive organs--male and female |
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| releases hormones throughout the body in response to environment |
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| permits blood and lymph circulation to transport nutrients |
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| biological system that introduces respiratory gases to the interior and performs gas exchange. |
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| a series of hollow organs joined in a consists of a long, twisting tube from the mouth to the anus and other organs that help the body break down and absorb food. |
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| organ system that produces, stores, and eliminates urine. |
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| a part of the nervous system responsible for processing sensory information. |
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| heart, blood, and blood vessels |
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| what are the major organs in the cardiovascular system? |
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-distribution of blood cells, H2O, and dissolved materials
-distribution of heat to assist in controlling body temperature |
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| what are the functions of the cardiovascular system? |
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| kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, and urethra |
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| what are the major organs of the urinary system? |
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-excretes waste from blood
-controls water balance
-stores urine before elimination
-regulates blood ion concentrations and pH |
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| what are the functions of the urinary system? |
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| nasal cavities, sinuses, larynx, trachea, bronchi, lungs, and alveoli |
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| what are the major organs of the respiratory system? |
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-gas exchange
-providing O2 to the blood/removing CO2
produces sounds for communication |
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| what are the functions of the respiratory system? |
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| teeth, tongue, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small and large intestines, liver, gallbladder, and pancreas |
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| what are the major organs of the digestive system? |
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-process and digest food
-absorb and conserve H2O
-absorbs nutrients
-stores energy reserves |
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| what are the functions of the digestive system? |
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| divides body into right and left halves |
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| divide the body into front and back portions |
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| transverse horizontal plane |
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| divides the body into upper and lower portions |
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| epigastric region, umbilical region, and hypogastric region |
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| medial abdominal regions from top to bottom |
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| hypochondriac region, lateral abdominal region, and inguinal region |
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| side abdominal regions from top to bottom |
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| divides the abdomen vertically |
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| upper horizontal line that divides the abdomen |
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| lower horizontal line that divides the abdomen |
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| above and below when describing body |
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| above and below when describing arms (refers to the attachment of the limb, close or far from it) |
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| towards the middle of the body or away from the middle of the body |
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| towards the surface or towards the inside of the body |
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| towards the anterior (Front) or posterior (back) |
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| made up of the cranial cavity and spinal cavity |
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| made up of the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavity |
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| pericardial cavity and two pleural cavitiies |
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| what does the thoracic cavity contain? |
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| the part of the thoracic cavity that holds the heart, its large blood vessels, the thymus gland, the trachea and the esophagus |
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| the abdominal and pelvic cavities |
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| what does the abdominopelvic cavity contain? |
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| membrane attached to the surface of an organ |
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| membrane that is superficial to visceral and lines the wall of the body cavity. |
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| lubricant between the visceral and parietal layers that reduces friction and abrasion |
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| serous membrane that surrounds the heart |
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| serous membrane that surrounds the lung |
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| serous membrane that surrounds the digestive organs |
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