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Anat Phys Anat Terms
Medical Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| muscular system | body system that allows for body movement, maintains posture, and produces heat |
| nervous system | body system that responds to sensory information and coordinates body responses |
| endocrine system | body system that contains glands that produce hormones to control body functions, such as growth and reproductive development |
| cardiovascular system | body system that pumps blood and transports it to the body cells, delivering nutrients and carrying away wastes |
| respiratory system | body system that keeps blood supplied with fresh oxygen and removes carbon dioxide from the body |
| digestive system | body system that breaks down food into nutrition for body cells and eliminates leftover wastes |
| urinary system | body system that eliminates waste products and controls water balance in the body |
| reproductive system | body system that produces offspring |
| lymphatic system | body system that defends the body against infection and disease |
| skeletal system | body system that provides a framework for the body, and protects and supports its organs |
| integumentary system | body system that acts as an external casing for the body, protecting the structures embedded within it |
| anatomical terminology | a set of vocabulary used by health professionals to refer to parts, regions, directions, and planes on the human body |
| gross anatomy | the field of science concerned with the study of anatomical structures |
| pharynx | muscular tube that connects the mouth and nasal passages to the esophagus |
| larynx | box-shaped organ in the neck that contains the vocal cords and functions as an airway to the lungs |
| trachea | known as the windpipe; a tube that joins the pharynx and larynx to the lungs |
| bronchi | one of the main tubes for air passage into the lungs |
| lungs | respiratory organ that assists in breathing |
| heart | a muscular organ located in the center of the chest that pumps blood around the body |
| Blood vessels | network of hollow tubes that carries blood throughout the body |
| blood | fluid that circulates in the body and delivers nutrients and oxygen to cells |
| pancreas | organ that secretes fluid into the small intestine |
| liver | largest organ that filters unsafe material from the blood |
| kidney | organ that filters blood and removes waste |
| ducts | tubes in the body that carry fluids secreted by glands |
| glands | organs that secrete specific chemical substances for use in the body or elimination |
| thymus gland | a glandular organ in the upper chest cavity that produces T-cells |
| spleen | organ located on the left side of the abdomen that filters, stores, and destroys blood cells |
| lymph nodes | small bean-shaped glands that produce lymphocytes and filter lymph |
| ureter | muscular ducts that carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder |
| testes | male reproductive glands that produce sperm |
| penis | external organ of a male used in the process of discharging semen and urine |
| ovaries | female reproductive organs that generate eggs |
| uterus | hollow, pear-shaped organ in the pelvic cavity of the female human body |
| vagina | elastic, lubricated muscular canal that connects the cervix of the womb to the vulva |
| bladder | organ that stores liquid or gas |
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