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Et tu Brute? Latin prefixes and suffixes
I'm lost and need directions
It's a bird, It's a PLANE (and directions!)
Membranes and Cavities
11 Body Systems working together as one big happy organism
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A- 

What is: no, not, without, away from, negative?

100

Front of the body

What is anterior?

100

Refers to away from the midline of the body

What is lateral? 

100

The inner layer / membrane that directly covers the lungs

What is the VISCERAL pleura?

100

This system's main functions include gas exchange, delivery of nutrients and hormones, and waste removal. Includes the heart, blood, and blood vessels.

What is the circulatory system?

200
Adip/o

What is: fat?

200

Toward the midline of the body

What is medial or mesial?

200

Away from or farthest from the trunk or point of origin of a part

What is distal?

200

The organs of the abdominal cavity are covered by a two layered membrane called...

What are the peritoneal membranes? 

200

This systems main functions include the break down of food and absorption of nutrients needed by the body. Includes the esophagus, stomach and intestines (among others)

What is the digestive system?

300

Brachi/o

What is: arm?

300

Toward or nearest the trunk of the body (For example: the elbow in relation to the wrist)

What is proximal? 

300

A crosswise plane that divides the body or any of its parts into upper and lower parts.

What is Transverse (or horizontal)?

300

This membrane is the inner layer and covers the heart's surface.

What is the visceral pericardium?

300

Main function is to move air in and out of the body to facilitate the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide. Includes the nasal passages, bronchial tubes, lungs and diaphragm (and more)

What is the respiratory system? 
400

Peri-

What is: around?
400

Away from the midline of the body

What is lateral?

400

A lengthwise plane running side to side, divides the body or any of its parts into anterior and posterior portions.

What is Coronal (or Frontal)?
400

Cavity that houses the brain

What is the cranial cavity?

400
This system gives your body structure for movement and protects your internal organs, also stores minerals and produces blood cells in the marrow. 

What is the skeletal system?

500

Post-

What is: after, behind?
500

Away from the head

What is inferior or caudal?
500

A lengthwise plan running front to back that divides the body or any of its parts into right and left sides

Sagittal 

500

This cavity includes the thoracic and the abdominopelvic cavities

What is the ventral body cavity?

500

the system of ductless glands that secretes hormones directly into the blood stream. Includes the thyroid, parathyroid, pancreas, ovaries, testes and a few more. 

What is the endocrine system?