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chapter 14

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anatomy   the structure of the body  
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physiology   the function of the body  
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pathology   the study of disease, which causes abnormal changes in the structure or function of body tissues and organs  
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what are the 6 levels of structural organization of the human body   chemical level cellular level tissue level organ level systemic level body as a whole  
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cells   the smallest units of all living things  
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what are the 3 main parts of a cell   plasma membrane cytoplasm nucleus  
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what are the 4 main types of tissues   epithelial connective muscle nervous  
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function of epithelial tissues   to protect the underlying tissue  
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function of connective tissue   to hold together tissues and organs; also makes up the structure of bone, cartilage, and fat  
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function of muscle tissue   functions to produce movement  
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function of nervous tissue   functions to conduct electric impulses, providing rapid communication between body structures and control of body functions  
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the largest and most complex units of the body   the organs  
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how many major organ systems are there?   11  
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what are the 11 major organ systems?   integumentary muscular nervous endocrine circulatory lymphatic respiratory digestive urinary reproductive skeletal  
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what is the integumentary systeme   the skin ALSO INCLUDES: hair, teeth, and nails  
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what is the muscular system   consists of voluntary muscles, which control the movements of the skeleton and are under conscious control, AND involuntary muscles, which function to produce movements of organs.  
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what is the nervous system   consists of the brain, the spinal cord, and the nerves  
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what is included in the CNS (central nervous system)?   the brain and spinal cord  
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what is the peripheral nervous system (PNS) ?   the nerves that carry information between the CNS and the PNS  
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what is the FUNCTION of the nervous system?   communication, integration, and control of body functions, and recognition of stimuli  
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what is a stimuli?   an agent that "stimulates" such as light, heat, pressure, and sound.  
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what makes up the endocrine system?   glands that secret special chemicals called hormones  
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the circulatory system is aka what?   the cardiovascular system  
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what makes up the circulatory system?   the heart and the blood vessels  
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what are the 3 types of blood vessels?   arteries veins capillaries  
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what is the function of an artery?   to carry blood AWAY from the heart  
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what is the function of a vein?   to carry blood BACK to the heart  
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what is the function of a capillary?   to provide oxygen and nutrition to the cells  
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what is the function of the heart?   to provide a pumping action to keep blood flowing throughout the circulatory system.  
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what is the function of the lymphatic system?   to provide the fluid called lymph that surrounds the cells and serves to move fluid and certain large molecules from the cells to the circulatory  
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what does the lymphatic system consist of?   lymph nodes, lymph vessels, the spleen, tonsils, and the thymus gland  
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what is the function of the respiratory system?   to transfer oxygen from the air to the blood  
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what does the respiratory system consist of?   breathing passages of the body; nose, mouth, pharynx, trachea, bronchi, and the lungs  
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what is the function of the digestive system?   to move and digest the food that we eat  
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what is contained in the digestive system?   mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, anal canal  
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what is the function of the urinary system?   to eliminate the excess fluid and the waste products of cellular activity from the body  
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what is contained in the urinary system?   kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra  
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what is the reproductive system?   functions to provide survival of the human race,  
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what does the reproductive system consist of?   male: scrotum, and penis, and internal testesvulva, vagina, and internally the eovaries female:  
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what is the function of the skeletal system?   to provide a rigid frame work for the body  
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how many bones in the skeletal system?   206  
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what is contained in the skeletal system?   206 bones, cartilage, ligaments, and tendons  
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