BSC2085C Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Serous Membrane, Serous Fluid, Pulmonary Pleurae
18 Apr 2020
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Near/ far from point of attachment: body planes, coronal (frontal): divides the body into anterior and posterior parts, transverse: divides the body into superior and inferior parts, sagittal: (parasagittal: doesn"t divide the body into equal halves) (midsagittal: Organ systems: integumentary system: includes the skin, hair, and nails. Protects the deeper organs, regulation of body temp. Produce vitamin d: skeletal system: includes the bones, cartilages, joints, ligaments, and tendons. Helps with body support, protects organs, mineral storage, and blood cell formation: muscular system: muscles attached to the skeleton. Does contractions, manipulate the environment, and generate heat: nervous system: brain, spinal cord, nerves, sensory receptors. Allows body to detect changes in the environment and maintains homeostasis: endocrine system: pituitary gland, adrenal glands, thymus, thyroid, parathyroid, pineal glands, ovaries, testes, pancreas. Maintain homeostasis, growth and development, and hormone production: cardiovascular system: heart and blood vessels. Transports oxygen rich blood: lymphatic system: lymphatic vessels and nodes, spleen and thymus.
