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| Anatomy | The study of the structure and shape of the body parts and their relationship to each other |
| Physiology | The study of how the body and its parts work or function |
| atoms-cells-tissues-organs-organ systems-organisms | Levels of organization |
| Integumentary system | The external covering of the body (the skin) |
| Integumentary system | The largest organ of the body |
| skeletal system | Consists of bones, cartilages, ligaments, and joints |
| skeletal system | This system is responsible for the production of blood and is storehouse for minerals |
| muscular system | This system produces movement by contraction |
| nervous system | This system consists of the brain, spinal cord, nerves and sensory receptors |
| nervous system | This system operates on electrical impulses |
| endocrine system | This system controls body activities, but it acts more slowly than nervous system |
| endocrine system | This system produces hormones |
| endocrine system | This system includes the organs: pituitary, thyroid, adrenals, pancreas, testes, etc) |
| circulatory system | This system includes the cardiovascular and limphatic systems |
| cardiovascular system | This system includes the heart, blood vessels and blood |
| lymphatic system | This system picks up fluid lost by blood and returns to blood |
| respiratory system | This system includes the nasal passages, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi and lungs. |
| digestive system | This system is basically a tube running from mouth to anus |
| urinary system | This system rids the body of nitrogen-containing wastes |
| reproductive system | This system exists primarily to produce offspring |
| Anterior | This is the 'front side' of the body |
| posterior | This is the 'back side' of the body |
| median plane | When cut made lengthwise, or longitudinal, dividing body into right and left halfs |
| frontal plane | Cut making anterior and posterior body parts |
| transverse plane | A horizontal cut making superior (top) and inferior (bottom) parts |
