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Skeletal System
Major Components: Bones, Cartilages, Tendons, Ligaments, Joints
Function: Body support and protection
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Nervous System
Major Components: Brain, Spinal Cord, Nerves, Sensory Receptors
Function: Detects internal and external changes and allows for the proper response. Helps maintain Homeostasis via transmission
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Head/Tail
Superior (Cranial)/Inferior (Caudal)
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Front/Back
Anterior (Ventral)/ Posterior (Dorsal)
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Endocrine System
Major Components: Pituitary, Thymus, Thyroid, Adrenal, Pineal glands. Ovaries, testes, pancreas
Function: Helps maintain homeostasis. Promotes growth and development
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Lymphatic/Immunity System
Major Components: Lymph Nodes, Lymphatic Vessel, Spleen, Thymus, Tonsils, Lymphoid Tissue
Function: Cleanses blood of pathogens and debris
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Cardiovascular System
Major Components: Heart, Blood Vessels, Blood
Function: Pump blood and distribute it all over the body
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Muscular System
Major Components: Muscles
Function: Allows movement
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Urinary System
Major Components: Urinary bladder, Kidneys, Ureters, Urethra
Function: Rids body of Nitrogen-containing wastes
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Respiratory System
Major Components: Lungs, Trachea, Nasal Passages, Pharynx, Larynx, Bronchi
Function: Keeps blood supplied with Oxygen and removes Carbon Dioxide
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Reproductive System
Major Components: Ovaries, Testes, Vagina, Penis, Uterus, Mammary Glands
Function: (male) Provides germ cells for perpetuation of species. (female) Provides germ cell. Uterus houses fetus. Mammary glands provide nutrition
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Integumentary System
Major Components: Skin, Epidermis, Dermis
Function: Protects deeper organs from injury and drying out
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Digestive System
Major Components: Oral Cavity Esophagus, Stomach, Small and Large Intestines, Teeth, Pancreas, Liver
Function: Breakdown food and absorb it into the blood stream
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Inside/Along the Edges
Central/Peripheral
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Inside/Outside
Internal/External
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Surface/Below Surface
Superficial/Deep
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Close/Far From
Proximal/Distal
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Middle/Outer
Medial/Lateral
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Right Hypochondriac Region
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Epigastric Region
Stomach
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Hypogastric Region
Urinary Bladder
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Left Hypochondriac Region
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Left Lumbar Region
Large Intestine
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How does anatomy relate to physiology
Anatomy is the study of body structures and their relationships. Physiology is the science of how the body parts function
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List and describe five external factors that must be present or provided to sustain life
- Responsiveness: ability to sense change
- Movement: Propelling ourselves from one place to another
- Growth: Increase of a body part of the organism as a whole
- Reproduction: Making a whole new person
- Digestion: Breaking down ingested food
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