Question 1

Anatomy

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Scientific term for the study of body structure.

Question 2

Physiology

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Scientific term for the study of body functions.

Question 3

Integumentary System

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This body system provides barrier against infection (1st line of defense), helps regulate body temperature, protects against sun's UV rays, and produces vitamin D.

Question 4

Skeletal System

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This body system protects organs, provides shape/support, stores materials (fats, minerals), produces blood cells, and allows movement.

Question 5

Muscular System

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This body system allows for movement by contracting.

Question 6

Nervous System

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This body system gathers and interprets information, responds to information, and helps maintain homeostasis.

Question 7

Endocrine System

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This body system regulates body activities using hormones and slow response/long lasting.

Question 8

Cardiovascular System

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This body system pumps blood to all body tissues, bringing nutrients, oxygen, and other needed substances. It carries waste materials away from the tissues.

Question 9

Lymphatic System

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This body system stores and carries WBCs to help fight disease and collects excess fluid then returns it to the blood circulatory system.

Question 10

Respiratory System

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This body system takes in oxygen and removes carbon dioxide and water.

Question 11

Digestive System

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This body system takes in food/ingestion, digest food into small molecules and absorb nutrients, remove undigestable food in the form of feces.

Question 12

Urinary System

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This body system rids the body of waste products and excess water.

Question 13

Reproductive System

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This body system allows organisms to reproduce.

Question 14

Homeostasis

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This means the overall steady state within an organisms.

Question 15

Negative Feedback

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The main method for maintaining homeostasis and is control system based on information returning to the source.

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Catabolism

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This process occurs when complex substances are broken down into simpler compounds.

Question 17

Anabolism

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This process occurs when simple compounds are used to build/create materials needed for growth, function, and tissue repair.

Question 18

Adenosine Triphosphate

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This is the energy obtained from catabolism. This energy is used for the cell.

Question 19

Superior

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This term means above or in higher position.

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Inferior

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This term means below or lower.

Question 21

Anterior/Ventral

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This term means towards belly's surface or front of the body.

Question 22

Posterior/Dorsal

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This term means location near the back.

Question 23

Medial

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This term means near the imaginary plane that passes through midline of the body divided in the left and right portions.

Question 24

Lateral

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This term means further away from the imaginary plane that passes through midline of the body divided in left and right portions.

Question 25

Proximal

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This term means near origin of attachment.

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Distal

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This term means further from origin of attachment.

Question 27

Frontal Plane

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This plane means to cut the body down from the point of the ear, dividing the body into the anterior and posterior.

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Sagittal Plane

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This plane means to cut the body in two from front to back, creating a left and right portions of the body.

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Transverse Plane

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This plane means the cut was made horizontally across the other two planes, it divides body into superior and inferior portions.

Question 30

Dorsal Cavity

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This cavity has two subdivisions including the cranial cavity and spinal cavity.

Question 31

Ventral Cavity

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This cavity is larger than the dorsal cavity and has two subdivisions including the thoracic cavity and the abdominopelvic cavity.

Question 32

Thoracic Cavity

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The mediastinum is located in this cavity.

Question 33

Mediastinum

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This is the space between the lungs.

Question 34

Epigastric region

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This is located inferior to the breastbone.

Question 35

Umbilical region

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This is where the navel is located.

Question 36

Hypogastric region

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This is the most inferior of all of the midline regions.

Question 37

Hypochondriac region

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This region is inferior to the ribs.

Question 38

Lumbar region

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This region is on the level of the lumbar regions of the spine.

Question 39

Iliac/Inguinal region

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This region is the upper crest of the hip bone and groin region.

Question 40

Gluteal

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This is the medical term for buttock.

Question 41

Axillary

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This is the medical term for armpit.

Question 42

Plantar

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This is the medical term for sole of foot.

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