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What is anatomy?

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The study of internal structure and physical relationships between body parts

2
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What is physiology?

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The study of how living organisms perform their vital functions

3
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What are the organ systems of the body?

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  • integumentary
  • skeletal
  • muscular
  • nervous
  • endocrine
  • cardiovascular
  • lymphatic
  • respiratory
  • digestive
  • urinary
  • reproductive
4
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Integumentary system

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protects against environmental hazards; helps control body temperature

5
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Skeletal system

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Provides support; protects tissue; stores minerals; forms blood

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Muscular system

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Allows for locomotion; provides support; produces heat

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Nervous system

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Directs immediate response to stimuli, usually by coordinating the activities of other organ systems

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Endocrine system

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Directs long-term changes in activities of other organ systems

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Cardiovascular system

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Transports cells and dissolved materials, including nutrients, wastes, and gases

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Lymphatic system

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Defends against infection and disease; returns tissue fluid to the bloodstream

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Respiratory system

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Delivers air to sites where gas exchange can occur between the air and circulating blood

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Digestive system

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Processes food and absorbs nutrients

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Urinary system

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Eliminates excess water, salts, and waste products

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Reproductive system

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Produces sex cells and hormones

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What is homeostasis?

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a stable internal environment; balance

16
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Anatomical position

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hands at side, palms forward, feet together

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Organs in right upper quadrant

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  • Liver

- Gallbladder

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Organs in upper left quadrant

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  • Spleen

- Stomach

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Organs in lower right quadrant

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-Appendix

20
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Organs in lower left quadrant

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-Urinary bladder

21
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Medial

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towards the midline

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Lateral

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away from the midline

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ventral

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the belly side (equivalent to anterior when referring to the human body)

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dorsal

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the back (equivalent to posterior when referring to the human body)

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caudal

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the tail (coccyx in humans)

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frontal plane

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divides the body into anterior and posterior portions

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transverse plane

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divides the body into superior and inferior portions

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sagittal plane

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divides the body into left and right