11 Systems of Human Body

Question 1

Integumentary System - Components

Answer 1

Skin (and associated structures)
Hair
Fingernails + Toenails
Sweat glands
Oil glands 
Subcutaneous layer

Question 2

Integumentary System - Function

Answer 2

Protects body
Regulate body temperature 
Eliminate wastes
Helps make vitamin D
Detects sensation (touch, pain, warmth)
Stores fat
Insulation

Question 3

Skeletal System - Components

Answer 3

Bones 🦴 + joints + cartilage

Question 4

Skeletal System - Function

Answer 4

Supports + protects body
Provides area for muscle attachment 
Aids body movement 
Produce blood 🩸 cells
Stores minerals + lipids

Question 5

Muscular System - Components

Answer 5

Skeletal muscle tissue attached to bones

Question 6

Muscular System - Function

Answer 6

Body movement
Produce heat
Maintain posture

Question 7

Cardiovascular System - Components

Answer 7

Blood vessels, heart, blood

Question 8

Cardiovascular System - Function

Answer 8

Heart pumps blood through blood vessels

Blood carries O2 + nutrients to cells

Blood carries CO2 + wastes away from cells, which regulates:
acid-base balance
Temperature
Water content body fluids

Blood components help fight disease 🦠

Blood components help repair blood vessels

Question 9

Lymphatic System - Components

Answer 9

Lymphatic fluid
Lymphatic vessels 
Lymph nodes
Tonsils 
Spleen
Thymus
B cells + T cells (other cells create immune response)

Question 10

Lymphatic System - Function

Answer 10

Returns protein + fluid to blood
Carries lipids from GI tract to blood
Sites maturation + proliferation of B/T cells (protects body from pathogenic microbes)

Question 11

Nervous System - Components

Answer 11

Brain 🧠
Spinal cord
Nerves
Sense organs (eyes + ears 👂)

Question 12

Nervous System - Function

Answer 12

Generates nerve impulses to regulate body activities

Detects + interpret changes in body internal + external environment

Responds to changes by causing muscular contraction or glandular secretion

Question 13

Endocrine System- Components

Answer 13

Hormone Balancing glands :
Pineal gland 
Hypothalamus gland
Pituitary gland 
Thymus gland 
Thyroid gland 
Parathyroid gland
Adrenal gland
Pancreas 
Ovaries 
Testes

Hormone producing cells in other glands

Question 14

Endocrine System- Function

Answer 14

Regulate body activities by releasing hormones

Hormones act as chemical messengers transported in blood from endocrine gland or tissue to organ

Question 15

Respiratory System - Components

Answer 15

Lungs
Pharynx (throat)
Larynx (voice box)
Trachea (windpipe)
Bronchial tubes (in lungs)

Question 16

Respiratory System - Function

Answer 16

Transfer O2 (inhaled air) to blood

Transfer CO2 from blood to exhaled air

Regulate acid-base balance of body fluids

Air flow out lungs through vocal cords produces sound

Question 17

Digestive System - Component

Answer 17

Mouth 👄  + Salivary glands
Pharynx (throat)
Esophagus 
Stomach 
Small intestine 
Large intestine 
Anus

Liver
Gallbladder
Pancreas

Question 18

Digestive System - Function

Answer 18

Physical + Chemical breakdown of food

Absorbs nutrients

Eliminate solid waste

Question 19

Urinary system - Components

Answer 19

Kidneys
Ureters
Bladder
Urethra

Question 20

Urinary system - Function

Answer 20

Produces, stores + eliminate urine

Eliminate waste + regulates volume and chemical composition of blood

Maintain acid-base balance of body fluid

Maintain mineral balance

Regulate production red blood cells (erythropoietin)

Question 21

Reproductive System - Components

Answer 21

Gonads (testes + ovaries)

Fallopian tubes
Uterus
Vagina

Epididymides
Seminal vesicles 
Prostate
Ductus vas deferenses
Penis

Question 22

Reproductive System - Function

Answer 22

Gonads produce gametes (sperm + oocytes)

Gonads release hormones that regulate reproduction + other processes

Associated organs transport + store gametes

Mammary glands produce milk