Organelles are microscopic structures in a cell that carry out its individual functions.

Examples include mitochondria, centrioles, and lysosomes.

kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, urethra

-Protects internal organs by acting as a barrier

-Acts as the body's first line of defense
-Regulates body temperature
-Synthesizes vitamin D
-Excretes various waste through perspiration
-Water retention
-Non verbal communication
-Cutaneous sensation

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Epithelial tissue:

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protective membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord, or the cranial or vertebral
cavity.

Closer to the point of attachment or origin

ex: The elbow is proximal to the wrist

Anatomy is the study of structure and where things are located in the body.
 A body tissue that covers the surfaces of the body, inside and out. It lines and
secretes.

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What is a tissue?

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There are 11 organ systems.

It is Composed of several organs working together to perform a given function

A mass of similar cells and cell products that forms a discrete region of an organ
and performs a specific function.

Lymph nodes, lymphatic vessels, thymus, spleen, tonsils, lymphatic nodules.

Pituitary gland, pineal gland, thyroid gland, parathyroid gland, thymus, adrenal gland,
pancreas, testes, ovaries, Hypothalamus

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The pleural cavity holds which organ?

Heart
Pancreas
Brain
lungs
Female ovaries

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Heart

Lungs

Pancreas

Diaphragm

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What is the appendicular skeleton?

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4, right upper quadrant, right lower quadrant, left lower quadrant, left upper
quadrant, (RUQ, RLQ, LLQ, LUQ)
 The upper and lower limbs.
Arm, forearm, wrist, hand, fingers.
Thigh, leg, ankle, tarsal, foot, toes.

Testis, epididymis, vas deferens, scrotum, penis, urethra, seminal vesicles, prostate gland,
bulbourethral gland

A membrane that is farther away from the organ, but lines the cavity. It does
not make contact with internal organ,
remember it is the part that is folded on what is the visceral membrane.

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What are the 3 components to the feedback loop?

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Effector, receptor and the integrating center.

Brain, spinal cord, nerves and ganglia.

Bones, cartilages, and ligaments.

Negative feedback and positive feedback.

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What is the meninges?

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protective membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord, or the cranial or
vertebral cavity.

sum of all chemical reactions in the body.

Internal chemical change!

Pituitary gland, pineal gland, thyroid gland, parathyroid gland, thymus, adrenal gland,
pancreas, testes, ovaries, Hypothalamus

The receptor is a structure that senses a change in the body, such as the stretch
receptors that monitor blood pressure.

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Which of the following statements about homeostasis is FALSE?

-Homeostasis is the maintenance of the internal environment

-The primary mechanism to maintain homeostasis is positive feedback
-Illness can result if homeostasis is disrupted
-The organ systems work together to maintain homeostasis