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Circulatory system | heart, blood, and blood vessels |
Lymphatic system | lymph vessels and lymph nodes |
Digestive system | mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, o anus |
Endocrine system | glands and hormones |
Reproductive system (female) | uterus, ovaries, and vagina |
Reproductive system (male) | penis, testes, and glands |
Musculoskeletal system | muscles, bones, joints |
Nervous system | brain and spinal cord |
Respiratory system | lungs |
Skin & Sense system | skin, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth |
Urinary system | kidney, ureters, bladder, urethra |
Cranial cavity | located in the head and surrounds the brain |
Thoracic cavity | known as the chest cavity, protects heart and lungs |
Pleural cavity | space between the pleural membranes |
Pleura | a double membrane that surrounds the lungs |
Mediastinum | space between the lungs |
Abdominal cavity | space below the thoracic cavity (holds stomach, liver, gall bladder, intestines) |
Diaphragm | muscle that assists with breathing, located between thoracic and abdominal cavity |
Peritoneum | double membrane of the abdomen |
Pelvic cavity | below the abdominal cavity, holds reproductive organs |
Pelvis | 4 bones of the hip |
Spinal column | long, narrow row of bones from neck to tailbone |
Spinal cord | organ of nervous tissue that carries messages to and from the brain |
Cervical region of spinal column | 7 bones |
thoracic region of spinal column | 12 bones |
Lumbar region of spinal column | 5 bones |
Sacral region of spinal column | base of the spinal colum |
Coccygeal region of spinal column | tailbone |
Vertebra | a disc/disk of bone in the spinal column |
Vertebrae | one or MORE discs/disks |
Cartilage | cushion between the bones |
Frontal (coronal) plane | a vertical plan that divides the body into front and back |
Sagittal (lateral) plane | a vertical plane that divides the body or organ into right and left |
Midsagittal plane | A vertical plane that divides the body EQUALLY into left and right |
Transverse (axial) plane | A horizontal plane that divides the body or organ into upper and lower portions |