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Anatomical Vocab
chapter 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Muscular System | Moves the skeleton and produces heat |
| Cardiovascular System | Transports oxygen and nutrients to tissues |
| Reproductive System | Produces egg or sperm to continue species |
| Skeletal System | Supports the body and protects internal organs |
| Urinary System | Removes waste products from the blood |
| Respiratory System | Exchanges oxygen and carbon dioxide between air and blood |
| Nervous System | Regulates body functions by means of impulses |
| Lymphatic System | Destroys pathogens that the enter the body |
| Digestive System | Changes food to simpler chemicals to be absorbed |
| Integumentary System | Is a barrier to pathogens and to chemicals from outside world |
| Endocrine System | Regulates body functions by mean of hormones |
| Anatomical position | the body facing you, feet placed together and flat on the floor |
| Superior | Above |
| Inferior | Bottom |
| Medial | Being close to the middle |
| Lateral | The side |
| Anterior(ventral) | Front |
| Posterior(dorsal) | Back |
| Superfical | Is near the surface |
| Deep | The core of the body |
| Proximal | Closer |
| Distal | Is toward the ends of the extremities. |
| Transverse Section | Top to bottom (sup/inf) |
| Sagittal Section | Dividing left and right |
| Frontal/Cornal Section | Front and back(ant/post) |
| Median Section | Organ divided into two equal parts |
| Cranial | Top of head |
| Facial | Face |
| Cervical | Neck |
| Deltoid | Shoulder |
| Pectoral | Chest |
| Sternal | Center of the chest |
| Brancial | Upper arm, biceps. |
| Antecubital | Front of elbow |
| Abdominal | Belly |
| Antebrancial | forearm |
| Manuel | Hand |
| Digital | Fingers and toes |
| Inguinal | Groin |
| Coxal | Hip |
| Femoral | Upper leg |
| Genicular | Knee |
| Crural | Leg |
| Pedal | Foot |
| Cephalic | Back of head |
| Nuchal | Back of neck |
| Scapular | Shoulder blade |
| Vertebral | Backbone |
| Lumbar | Love handles |
| Cubital | Elbow |
| Gluteal | Butt ocks |
| Poplitcal | Back of knee |
| Sural | Calf |
| Calcancal | Heel |