Organ Systems
Skeletal System
What is bones and joints
Digestive System
What is mouth, esophagus, stomach intestines, liver, gall bladder, and pancreas
Lymphatic System
Superior and Inferior
What is whether something is above (superior) or below (inferior) something else
Homeostasis
What is the body has many mechanisms to help maintain a balance or "equilibrium"
The body functions best within certain limits
Muscular System
What is muscles
Urinary System
What is kidneys, ureters, and bladders
Anatomical Position
What is the body in an upright posture with the feet spread slightly apart, the arms are spread to each side with the palms of the hands turned forward.
Random
What is bones in the skeleton cannot function without vitamin D that is provided by the skin (integumentary system)
Random
What is sugar in our blood must be kept within certain limits, for example, so multiple of our systems can help regulate that
Cardiovascular System
What is heart and blood vessels
Reproductive System
What is (male) testes, genital ducts, and prostate
(female) ovaries, uterus, fallopian tubes, and breasts
Lateral and Medial
What is closer (medial) and (lateral) farther away from the midline of the body
An example of homeostasis
What is regulation of blood sugar
What is upper airway (nose, pharynx, larynx), trachea, and lungs
Integumentary System
What is skin, nails, and hair
Anterior and posterior
What is the front (anterior) and back (posterior)
Random DNA Replication
What is the membrane around the nucleus temporarily dissolves and the DNA duplicates itself
Nervous System
What is brain, spinal cord, and nerves
Endocrine System
What is pituitary gland, hypothalamus, thyroid gland, parathyroid glands, pancreas, adrenal glands, testes (male) and ovaries (female)
Proximal and distal
What is closer (proximal) and farther (distal) from the middle of the body
Mitosis Phases
What is Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase, Interphase