1.1 Organ System Flashcards
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external covering of the body. it waterproofs the body, cushions, and protects the deeper tissues from injury.
integumentary system
it produces vitamin D. It also excretes salts in perspiration and helps regulate body temperature.
integumentary system
has sensory receptors located in it so it will alert us to what is happening at the body surface.
integumentary system
consists of bones, joints, and cartilages
Skeletal System
it supports the body and provides a framework that the _______ muscles use to cause movements
Skeletal System
it also has protective functions
Skeletal System
the cavities here are the sites where blood cells are formed
Skeletal System
The hard substance acts as a storehouse for minerals.
Skeletal system
its only function is to contract or shorten.
Muscular System
fleshy attached to bones
when these contract, you are able to stand, walk, jump, grasp, throw a ball, and smile.
Muscular System
is the body’s fast-acting control system. it consist of the brain, spinal cord, nerves, and sensory receptors.
Nervous system
these detects changes in temperature, pressure, or light, and send messages to the CNS
sensory receptors
CNS respond by activating the appropriate body __________
and what are those?
effectors
muscles or glands that produce secretion
produces chemical molecules called _________ and release them into the blood to travel to distant target organs.
Endocrine system
hormones
give examples of endocrine glands
pituitary
thyroid
parathyroid
adrenals
thymus
pancreas
pineal
ovaries
testes
they are not connected anatomically like in the same way that the parts of other organ systems are.
endocrine system
delivers oxygen, nutrients, hormones, and other substances to, and picks yo wastes such as CARBON DIOXIDES from cells near sites of exchange .
cardiovascular system
when fluid is leaked into tissues from the blood, this organ system return it to the bloodstream so that there is enough blood to continuously circulate through the body
Lymphatic system
these helps to clean the blood and house white blood cells involved in immunity
Lymphatic System
Lymphoid organs
its job is to keep the body supplied with oxygen and to remove carbon dioxide.
Respiratory System
Gases are exchanged with the blood through the think walls of _______
alveoli
a tube running through the body from mouth to anus
Digestive System
their role is to break down food and deliver the resulting nutrients to the blood for disposal to body cells.
digestive system
it is considered a digestive organ because the bile it produces helps to break down fats
Liver
