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Systems of the body
Directional Terms
100
Transport substances to and from body cells
What is cardiovascular
100
Toward the back.
What is posterior (dorsal)?
200
Exchange gases between the external environment and blood
What is respiratory?
200
Toward the side.
What is lateral?
300
Remove nitrogenous wastes and excess water and salts from the bloodstream.
What is urinary?
300
Away from the origin of attachment to the trunk.
What is distal?
400
Vontrol homeostasis by sensing changes in environment, processing information, and initiating body responses.
What is nervous system?
400
Toward the front or belly side.
What is anterior (or ventral)?
500
Muscles produce movement of body parts; bones and joints support soft body parts.
What is musculoskeletal?
500
Toward the head end or upper part of the body.
What is superior?