Body Systems
Tissues
Blood
Directional Terms
General
100
This system covers an animal and protects it from the outside environment.
What is the Integumentary System?
100
Conducts nerve impulses throughout the body.
What is nerve tissue?
100
Also known as RBC's, these are the most abundant blood cell in the body.
What are Erythrocytes?
100
Closer to the tail.
What is caudal?
100
Long, short, flat, irregular and sesamoid.
What are the 5 types of bones?
200
The framework of an animal's body.
What is the Skeletal System?
200
Covers all external body surfaces and lines organs that are continuous with these outer surfaces.
What is epithelial tissue.
200
Also known as WBC's, these cells fight infection.
What are Leukocytes?
200
The side of the hind foot that contacts the ground when standing.
What is plantar?
200
Have three basic components, comprised of a cell membrane, cytoplasm and a nucleus.
What are animal cells?
300
This tissue is found in some form in almost every part of the body.
What is the Muscular System.
300
Functions as a protective barriers against mechanical injury, fluid loss and penetration by infectious agents and noxious chemicals.
What is endothelial tissues?
300
Leukocytes consist of these three types of infection fighting cells.
What are Granulocytes, Monocytes and Lymphocytes.
300
Closer to the belly.
What is ventral?
300
Axial and appendicular.
What are the two divisions of the skeletal system?
400
This system begins at the lips, teeth, and tongue.
What is the Digestive System.
400
Binds together or supports cells, other tissues, and organs throughout the body.
What is connective tissue?
400
These cells play a key roll in blood clotting.
What are Thrombocytes?
400
Away from the median plane.
What is lateral?
400
Exchange of gases between organisms and their environment.
What is respiration?
500
This system is make up of a number of paired and unpaired ductless glands that produce one or more specific types of hormones.
What is the Endocrine System?
500
Striated and smooth.
What is muscle tissue?
500
In most animals, this comprises about 55% of the total blood volume.
What is plasma?
500
Closer to the animal's back.
What is dorsal.
500
Maintaining a constant internal environment.
What is homeostasis?
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