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Digestive System   -Chemically and mechanically breaks down food. -Absorbs nutrients and eliminates sold waste -Organs: Large Intestine, Anus, Gallbladder, small intestine, stomach, esophagus, pharynx, salivary gland.  
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Cardiovascular System   -Transports oxygen, nutrients, blood cells, and waste throughout the body. -Organs: Heart, Vein, capillaries, arteries  
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Lymphatic System   -Protects the body against pathogens (virus, bacteria) -Organs: Thymus glands, Lymph nodes, Spleen, lymphatic cells  
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Respiratory System   -Gas exchange between carbon dioxide and oxygen between air and blood. -organs: Nasal cavities, lungs, trachea, pharynx, larynx, diaphram  
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Muscular System   -Body movement, some internal organs and made of muscles. -organs: smooth muscles, cardiac muscle, skeletal muscle  
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Skeletal System   -Protection of interior organs -support and movement -stores calcium -organs: bones, cartilage, joints  
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Nervous system   -Detects stimuli, while sending and receiving message and controls all bodily activities. -organs: central nervous system (brain,spinal cord), peripheral nevous system  
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Urinary System   -Removes liquid waste (water and salts and other wastes) in order to maintain homeostasis -organs: Kidney, ureter, urinary bladder, urethra  
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Endocrine System   -Communication within the body by producing and sending chemical messages called hormones. organs: thyroid gland, thymus gland, adrenal gland  
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Reproductive System   -produces sex cells and hormones -organs: testes, ovaries, urethra, uterus  
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Integumentary System   -Covers surface and protects against environmental hazards, helps control body temperature. organs: skin, hair, nails  
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Anterior   the front part of the body; before  
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Posterior   Back of the human body; behind  
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Dorsal   The back, equivalent to posterior  
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Ventral   the belly side, equivalent to to anterior on the body  
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Superior   Above, at a higher level towards the head  
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Inferior   Below, at lower level  
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Medial   Towards the body longitude axis, closer to middle  
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Lateral   Away from bodies longitudinal axis, further from middle  
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Proximal   Towards an attached base  
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Distal   Away from an attached base  
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Superficial   At, near, or relatively close to the body surface  
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Deep   Farther from the body surface  
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Abdomen   abdominal  
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Acromial   shoulder  
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antebrachium   forearm  
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antecubitus   front of the elbow  
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axilla   armpit  
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brachium   arm  
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buccal   cheek  
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calcaneal   heel of foot  
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carpus   wrist  
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cephalon   head  
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cervical   neck  
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cranium   skull  
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crural   leg  
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dorsal   back  
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facial   face  
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femoral   thigh  
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frontal   forehead  
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gluteus   buttock  
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hallux   toe  
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lumbar   loin of back  
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mammary   breast  
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manus   hand  
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mentis   chin  
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nasal   nose  
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olecranon   back of the elbow  
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orbital   eye  
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oris   mouth  
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palmar   palm  
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patella   knee  
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pedal   foot  
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pelvic   pelvis  
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phalangeal/digits   toes/fingers  
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plantar   sole of the foot  
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pollex   thumb  
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popliteal   back of the knee  
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pubis   pubic  
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sural   calf  
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tarsal   ankle  
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thoracic   chest  
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umbilicus   navel/umbilical  
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scapular   shoulder blade  
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inguinal   groin  
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