Basics
organs of the body
What is Anatomy?
front of the body, or view from the front
What is anterior?
point of entry for food into the digestive system
What is the mouth?
transports food, hormones, metabolic wastes and gases to and from cells
What is the Circulatory system?
system of organs involved in the acquisition of oxygen and the elimination of carbon dioxide that consists of the airways, lungs and respiratory muscles which mediate the movement of air into and out of the body
What is the Respiratory system?
function of organs and systems
What is physiology?
away from the midline
What is lateral?
protective flap which closes over the trachea when food is swallowed
What is the epiglottis?
large microscopic cells without a nucleus which transport oxygen from the lungs to all of the living tissues of the body and carry away carbon dioxide
What are Erythrocytes (red blood cells)?
breathing in
What is Inspiration?
there are 11 different ones in the body
What are body systems?
moving away from the point of orgin
What is distal?
waves of involuntary muscle contractions moving food through a tube-shaped organ
What is Peristalsis?
play an important role in preventing blood loss
What are Thrombocytes (Platelets)
funnel-shaped tube located in the throat, which starts at the internal nostrils and extends to the larynx and houses the tonsils
What is the Pharynx?
Anatomy and physiology
What is the study of the body and it's functions?
plane separating superior from inferior
What is a transverse plane?
produces bile which is essential for the digestion and absorption of fats in the small intestine; receives the nutrients which have been absorbed in the small intestine
What is the liver?
strong elastic vessels designed to carry blood away from the heart at a high pressure
What are arteries?
tubular passage composed of 16-20 C-shaped rings of cartilage which extends from the larynx to the fifth thoracic vertebrae where it divides into the primary bronchi; also known as the windpipe
What is the Trachea?
Head forward, feet forward, arms at your side and palms up
What is anatomical position?
above
What is superior?
breaks down the chyme to absorb vitamins, minerals, proteins, carbohydrates and fats
What is the small intestine?
carry low-oxygen blood from the tissues back to the heart; except for the pulmonary vein which carries oxygenated blood
What are veins?
waste which is transported back through the lungs and up the windpipe and is released when you exhale
What is Carbon Dioxide?