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Systems
Cavities
Directional Terms
Characteristics of Life
Organs of the Body
100
Respiratory System
What is a system that exchanges oxygen and carbon dioxide between the blood and air
100
Abdominal Cavity
What is a cavity bounded primarily by the abdominal muscles
100
Anterior
What is toward the front of the body
100
Growth
What is an increase in size of all parts of the organism
100
Lungs
What is the principal organ of respiration
200
Muscular System
What is a system that produces body movement, maintains posture, and produces blood cells
200
Pelvic Cavity
What is a cavity in a small space enclosed by the bones of the pelvis
200
Proximal
What is closer to a point of attachment
200
Development
What is the changes an organism undergoes through time
200
Brain
What is the organ that helps the body functions properly
300
Skeletal System
What is provides protection and support, allows body movement, produces blood cells, and stores minerals and fat
300
Pericardial Cavity
What is serous membrane lined cavity surrounding the heart
300
Superficial
What is toward or on the surface
300
Responsiveness
What is the ability of an organism to sense change in the environment and make the adjustments that help maintain its life
300
Liver
What is an organ divided into two major lobes which are seperated by a connective tissue septum
400
Cardiovascular System
What is a system that transports nutrients, waste products, gases, and hormones throughout the body
400
Pleural Cavity
What is a space between the visceral and parietal that surrounds each lung
400
Distal
What is farther from a point of attachment
400
Metabolism
What is the ability to use energy to perform vital functions
400
Spleen
What is an organ with an outer capsule of dense connective tissue and a small amount of smooth muscle
500
Endocrine System
What is a system that influences metabolism, growth, reproduction, and many other functions
500
Peritoneal Cavity
What is the space between the visceral and parietal peritoneum that surrounds many abdominoplevic organs
500
Lateral
What is away from the midline of the body
500
Organization
What is the condition in which the parts of an organism have specific relationships to each other and the parts interact to perform specific functions
500
Pancreas
What is the complex organ composed of both endocrine and exocrine tissues that perform several functions