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Unit 2 terms
chapters 4-6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Musculoskeletal System | is the system that supports the body, allows movement, and protects organs |
| Nervous System | is the control & communication system, sends, receives, and processes messages so your body can respond to what's happening inside & around you |
| Sensory System | it collects details about the surroundings & sends it to the brain & spinal cord, allows us to see, hear, smell, taste, touch ( and protection barrier of skin), your body receives information regarding pain, pressure, & temperature |
| Endocrine System | it controls and balances functions of the body using hormones, releasing them into the bloodstream |
| Lymphatic System | is the system that helps fight infections, removes waste, and maintain fluid balance in the body, collects fluid from the body tissues, collected fluid flows into lymphatic vessels |
| Spondyl/o | vertebra |
| Dactyl/o | finger |
| Phren/o, Psych/o | mind |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| Ocul/o, ophthalm/o, opt/o | eye |
| Tympan/o, myring/o | ear drum |
| Gonad/o | gonads (ovaries in females, tests in males0 |
| Ket/o | body |
| Thromb/o | clot |
| Myel/o | bone marrow |