Summary of the Body's Systems

Topics

• action potential
• adrenal gland
• alveolus
• amygdala
• amylase
• anus
• aorta
• appendicular skeleton
• artery
• atrium
• auditory ossicles
• autonomic nervous system
• axial skeleton
• axon
• basal ganglia
• bicuspid valve
• bile
• bolus
• brainstem
• bronchi
• bronchiole
• capillary
• cardiac cycle
• cardiac muscle tissue
• cartilaginous joint
• central nervous
• system (CNS)
• cerebellum
• cerebral cortex
• cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
• chime
• closed circulatory system
• colon
• corpus callosum
• dendrite
• depolarization
• diaphragm
• diastole
• down-regulation
• ectotherm
• electrocardiogram (ECG)
• endocrine gland
• endotherm
• esophagus
• essential nutrient
• exocrine gland
• fibrous joint
• frontal lobe
• gallbladder
• glia
• hippocampus
• hormone
• hyoid bone
• hypothalamus
• inferior vena cava
• interstitial fluid
• intracellular hormone receptor
• joint
• kidney
• large intestine
• larynx
• limbic system
• liver
• membrane potential
• meninges
• mineral
• myelin sheath
• myofibril
• myofilament
• nasal cavity
• nephron
• neuron
• occipital lobe
• open circulatory system
• oral cavity
• osmoregulation
• osmotic balance
• pancreas
• parasympathetic nervous system
• parathyroid gland
• parietal lobe
• pectoral girdle
• pelvic girdle
• pepsin
• peripheral nervous system (PNS)
• peristalsis
• pharynx
• pituitary gland
• primary bronchus
• pulmonary circulation
• rectum
• renal artery
• renal vein
• salivary gland
• sarcolemma
• sarcomere
• sensory-somatic nervous system
• set point
• skeletal muscle tissue
• skull
• small intestine
• smooth muscle tissue
• spinal cord
• stomach
• superior vena cava
• sympathetic nervous system
• synapse
• synaptic cleft
• synovial joints
• systemic circulation
• systole
• temporal lobe
• thalamus
• thoracic cage
• threshold of excitation
• thymus
• thyroid gland
• trachea
• tricuspid valve
• up-regulation
• ureter
• urethra
• urinary bladder
• vein
• ventricle
• vertebral column
• vitamin