medical terminology 2
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- hypochondriac
- Upper lateral regions of the body; Lateral to the epigastric region
- lymphatic system
- This system's funtions are (1) to transport tissue fluid to the blood vessels, and (2) to protect the body by removing foreign material such as bacteria from the lymphatic stream and by serving as a cite for lymphocytes "policing of body fluids and lymphocyte multiplication. It is a one-way system that carries lymph only towards the heart.
- urinary system
- The bodily system consisting of the organs that produce, collect, and eliminate urine and including the kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, and urethra
- system
- group of body organs that perform one or more essential functions together
- lumbar
- region of the waist
- respiratory system
- brings air into the body and removes carbon dioxide. It includes the nose, trachea, and lungs.
- digestive system
- brings food into the body and breaks it down, includes mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, cloaca, and anus
- ilium
- most superior pelvic bone (musculoskeletal)
- cells
- Tiny bits that all living things are made from.
- ileum
- the final section of the small intestine.
- endocrine system
- the system of glands that produce endocrine secretions that help to control bodily metabolic activity
- testis
- one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
- musculoskeletal system
- the system of muscles and tendons and ligaments and bones and joints and associated tissues that move the body and maintain its form
- cranial cavity
- The space inside the skull (cranium), contains the brain, pituitary gland
- ovary
- (vertebrates) one of usually two organs that produce ova and secrete estrogen and progesterone
- body cavity
- space within the body that contains various internal organs
- divisions of the back
- cervical (7), thoracic (12), lumbar (5), sacral (5), coccygeal (4)
- list the 5 cavities
- cranial, thoracic, abdominal, pelvic, spinal
- tissues
- a group of similar cells working together to perform a specific function
- circulatory system
- the heart, arteries, capillaries and veins responsible for circulating blood throughout the body.
- meninges
- layers of connective tissue that protects the brain and spinal cord. (nervous)
- skin and sense organ system
- receives messages from the environment and sends them to the brain, it includes the skin, eyes and ears
- organs
- group of tissues that work together to perform closely realated functions
- nervous system
- The system of cells, tissues, and organs that regulates the body's responses to internal and external stimuli. In vertebrates it consists of the brain, spinal cord, nerves, ganglia, and parts of the receptor and effector organs.
- eleven body systems
- circulatory, lymphatic, digestive, endocrine, female reproductive, male reproductive, musculoskeletal, nervous, respiratory, skin and sense organ, urinary