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  • levels of organization
  • cells- work together to form tissues
  • tissues- work together to form organs
  • organs work together to form organ system
  • 10 organ system in the human body
  • respiratory system is the system that supplies oxygen and remove carbon from the blood
  • reproductive system is the system that propagates species
  • female: ovary, fallopian tube, uterus, vagina
  • musculoskeletal system is the system that give form to the body
  • skeletal system- includes bones, cartilage, and teeh
  • 206- how many bones are there in human body
  • joints- where 2 or more bones come together;
  • 3 types of joints
  • muscular system works with the skeletal system to provide movement
  • 3 type of muscles
  • voluntary muscles move under your control
  • involuntary muscles that move without you controlling
  • smooth- found only in digestive tract and blood vessel walls
  • skeletal muscles attached to bone
  • integumentary system includes your hair, nails, and skin
  • INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM largest organ system in your body
  • SKIN it is your body's first line of defense
  • melanin absorbs ultraviolet radiation from the sun
  • epidermis top layer of skin, most cells are dead
  • dermis under epidermis, allows skin to bend without tearing
  • axial region-axis of our body
  • perpendicular region- limbs or appendages or body parts that attached o the axis
  • frontal plane- vertical line that divide the body to anterior and posterior parts
  • transverse plane horizontal plane which divide body into superior and inferior.
  • dorsal cavity protects nervous system
  • 2 subdivisions of dorsal cavity
  • ventral cavity houses visceral organs
  • 2 subdivision of ventral cavity