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MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY: CHAPTER 3-4 D
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Creates framework of body, protects internal organs, produces blood cells, acts as levers for muscles | Skeletal |
| The system that contains: skeletal, smooth and cardiac muscles | Muscular |
| The system that contain: nerves, brain, spinal cord | Nervous |
| The system that contains: eye, ear, tongue, nose | Special Senses |
| The system that contains: heart, blood vessels, blood, spleen | Circulatory |
| Protects body from injury, infection, dehydration; helps regulate body temperature; eliminates some wastes; produces Vit D | Integumentary |
| The system that contains: nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, lungs | Respiratory |
| The system that contains: bones and cartilage | Skeletal |
| The system that contains: skin, sweat/oil glands, hair | Integumentary |
| Provides for reproduction | Reproductive |
| Produces and secretes hormones to regulate body processes | Endocrine |
| Filters blood to maintain fluid and electrolyte balance in the body, produces and eliminates urine | Urinary |
| Digests food physically and chemically, transports food, absorbs nutrients, eliminates waste | Digestive |
| Carries some tissue fluid & waste to blood, assists w/fighting infection | Lymphatic/Immune |
| Breathes in oxygen and eliminates carbon dioxide | Respiratory |
| Carries oxygen and nutrients to body cells; carries waste products away from cells; helps produce cells to fight infections | Circulatory |
| Allow body to react to environment by providing sight, hearing, taste, smell, and balance | Special senses |
| Coordinates and controls body activities | Nervous |
| Produces movement, protects internal organs, produces body heat, maintains posture | Muscular |
| Another name for the Digestive System | Gastrointestinal |
| Another name for the Circulatory System | Cardiovascular |