Directional Terms
Opposite of superior
What is deep?
Opposable thumbs help our body be more ______
What is efficient?
The smallest unit of life
What are cells?
Includes all the bones, cartilages, and ligaments in our body
What is the skeletal system?
This system includes our largest organ, our skin
What is the Integumentary System?
Something that is closer to the trunk of the body
What is proximal?
The branch of science that deals with bodily structure
What is anatomy?
Similar cells that perform specialized functions form this
What are tissues?
Breaks down food to obtain nutrients
What is the digestive system?
Lymph nodes, the thymus, tonsils, and the spleen are part of this system
What is the lymphatic system?
The knee is _____ to the hip
What is distal?
Branch of science concerned with the study of bodily functions
What is physiology?
A group of organs that coordinates to perform a specialized function
What are organ systems?
Insures oxygenated blood reaches all parts of our body
(name 2 systems)
What is the circulatory and respiratory system
Ovaries, uterus, fallopian tubes are part of this system
What is the reproductive system?
Plane that separates our dorsal and ventral sides
What is the frontal plane?
our largest organ
What is skin?
structure composed of 2 or more tissues that perform a specialized function
What are organs?
responsible for communicating between different parts of the body
What is the nervous system?
Defends against pathogens and foreign materials to keep our body safe and healthy
What is the lymphatic system?
Opposite of Medial (midline)
What is Lateral?
Your body temperature reaches 104 F, your body is struggling to maintain ________
What is homeostasis?
True or false: all cells in our body are the same
false
Includes the kidneys, bladder, urethra
What is the urinary system?
Hormones are produced in the thyroid, reproductive organs, the brain, and pancreas as part of this system
What is the endocrine system?