Beginning Flashcards

(81 cards)

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What are viscera?

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Organs within the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities

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Which organs occupy the thoracic cavity?

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Heart, Lungs, Trachea, thymus, esophagus

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What organs occupy the abdominal cavity?

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Stomach, liver, spleen, gallbladder, kidneys, small intestine, most of the large intestine

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What organs occupy the pelvic cavity?

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Terminal end of the large intestine, urinary bladder, internal reproductive organs.

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Name the cavities of the head.

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Cranial, nasal, oral, orbital, middle ear

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What lines the walls and surrounds each organ of the abdominopelvic and thoracic cavities?

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Double-layered serous membranes

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The parietal layer lines what?

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the wall of the cavity

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The visceral layer lines what?

A

an organ

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What is between the layer of parietal and visceral?

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Fluid, potential space, or cavity filled with lubricating fluid.

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The pleural membrane surrounds what?

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the lungs

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The pericardial membrane surrounds what?

A

the heart

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The peritoneal membrane surrounds what?

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the abdominolopelvic organs.

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The peritoneal peritoneum lines what?

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the inner surface of the wall of the abdominopelvic cavity.

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The visceral peritoneum does what?

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covers the surfaces of most of the abdominopelvic organs

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The organs of the integumentary system include what?

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Skin, hair, nails, sweat glands, sebaceous glands.

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The parts of the integumentary system do what?

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underlying tissue, help regulate body temp, house a variety of sensory receptors, and synthesize certain products.

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The organs of the skeletal and muscular system do what?

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support and move body parts

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The skeletal system consists of what?

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bones, ligaments, and cartilage that bind bones together at the joints.

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Parts of the skeletal system provides what?

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framesworks and protective shields for softer tissue, serve as attachments for muscles, and act together with muscles when body parts move.

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Tissues within bones do what?

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produce blood cells and store inorganic salts.

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The nervous system consists of what?

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brain, spinal cord, nerves, and sense organs.

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The endocrine system includes what?

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all the glands that secrete chemical messengers called hormones.

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Organs of the endocrine system include what?

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pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal glands. Pancreas, ovaries, testes, pineal gland, and thymus.

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The cardiovascular system includes what?

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heart, arteries, capillaries, veins, and blood.

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Blood carries what?
gases, nutrients, wastes, and hormones.
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The lymphatic system is composed of what?
lymphatic vessels, lymph fluid, lymph nodes, thymus, and spleen.
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The organs in the digestive system do what?
recieve foods then break down food molecules into simpler forms that can be absorbed into the internal environment.
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The digestive system includes what?
Mouth, teeth, tongue, salivary glands, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, liver, gallblader, liver, pancreas, small and large intestines.
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The organs of the respiratory system do what?
move air in and out of the body and exchanges gases between the blood and the air.
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The organs of the respiratory system include what?
nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and lungs.
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The urinary system includes what?
kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, and urethra.
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The male reproductive system includes what?
testes, scrotum, epididymides, penis, ductus deferentia, seminal vesicles, prostate gland, bulbourethral glands, urethra.
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The female reproductive system includes what?
ovaries, uterine tubes, vagina, clitoris, vulva, and uterus.
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Aging refers to what?
changes in the body that occur with the passage of time.
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A cut across a structure is called what?
cross section
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A angular cut across a structure is called what?
oblique section
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A lengthwise cut across a structure is called what?
longitudinal section
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The axial portion (trunk) of the body includes what?
thorax (chest), pelvis (associated with the hips), abdomen (below chest, above pelvis)
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The appendicular portion of the body includes what?
upper limbs (arms, forearms) and lower limbs (thigh, leg)
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abdominal
region between thorax and pelvis
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acromial
point of shoulder
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antecubital
anterior surface of the elbow
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axillary
armpit
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brachial
arm
45
buccal
cheek
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carpal
wrist
47
celiac
abdomen
48
cephalic
head
49
cervical
neck
50
costal
ribs
51
coxal
hip
52
crural
leg
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cubital
elbow
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digital
finger/toe
55
dorsal
back
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femoral
thigh
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frontal
forehead
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genital
external reproductive organs
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gluteal
buttocks
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inguinal
depressed area of the abdomen wall near the thigh (groin)
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lumbar
region of the lower back between the ribs and pelvis (loin)
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mammary
breast
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mental
chin
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nasal
nose
65
occipital
inferior posterior region of the head
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oral
mouth
67
orbital
eye cavity
68
otic
ear
69
palmar
palm of the hand
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patellar
anterior part of the knee
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pectoral
anterior chest
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pedal
foot
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pelvic
pelvis
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plantar
sole of the foot
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popliteal
area posterior to the knee
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sacral
posterior region between the hip bones
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sternal
middle of the thorax, anteriorly
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sural
calf of the leg
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tarsal
ankle
80
umbilical
navel
81
vertibral
spinal column