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| cells | smallest unit or part of an organ |
| tissues | similar cells that work together |
| organs | independent part of the body |
| systems | group of organs working together |
| circulatory system | organs that carry blood throught the body |
| lymphatic system | group of organs to defend the body against foreign organisms |
| digestive system | organs that bring food into the body |
| endocrine system | endocrine glands |
| female eproductive systems | organs that produce and transport egg cells |
| musculoskeletal system | organs that support the body and allow it to move |
| nervous system | organs that transmit electrical messages throughout the body |
| respiratory system | organs that control breathing, allowing air to enter and leave the body |
| skin and sense organ system | receives messages from the environment and sends them to the brain |
| urinary system | produces urine and sends it out fo the body through the kidneys |
| cranial cavity | space within the skull, containing the brain |
| thoracic cavity | space above the abdomen that contains the heart, lungs, and other organs |
| pleura | double membrane that surrounds the lungs |
| pleural cavity | space between the pleura surrounding the lungs |
| mediastinum | space between the lungs in the chest |
| abdominal cavity | space below the thoracic cavity |
| diaphragm | muscle that separates the chest from the abdomen |
| pelvic cavity | space contained within the hip bones and the lower part of the backbone |
| pelvis | lower part of the trunk of the body containing the hip bone, tailbone, and sacrum |
| spinal cavity | space in the back that contains the spinal cord and is surrounded by the backbones |
| spinal column | backbones; vertebrae |
| spinal cord | bundle of nerves that extends from the brain down the back |
| vertebra | A backbone |
| vertebrae | backbones |
| cartilage | flexible, fibrous connective tissue |
| male reproductive system | organs that produce sperm cells |
| cervical | neck region |
| thoracic | chest region |
| lumbar | loin or wait region |
| sacral | sacrum or lower back region |
| coccygeal | coccyx or tailbone area |
| frontal (coronal) plane | plane that divides the body into an up and down portion |
| sagittal (lateral) plane | plane that divides the body into a right and left side |
| transverse (axial) plane | plane that divides the body into upper and lower portions |
| magnetic resonance imaging | anoproduces images of the body |
