Organ Systems Flashcards
1
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Muscular
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- Skeletal muscles: Responsible for movement
- Cardiac muscles: Responsible for circulating blood through the body
- Smooth muscles: Responsible for the involuntary movements in your body
2
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Skeletal
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- Bones: Provides structure and support for the human body
- Cartilage: Helps the skeletal system work smoothly and protects the bones
- Ligaments: Connect bones together
- Tendons: Connect bones to the muscular system
3
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Nervous
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- Eyes: Convert light waves into signals
- Ears: Convert sound waves into electrical pulses
- Tongue: Taste receptors send signals to the brain
- Nose: Sends smell signals to the brain
- Skin: Sends senses to the brain
4
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Respiratory
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- Air enters nose and mouth
- Air travels down throat into trachea
- Air enters bronchi, travels down to lungs
- Air enters alveoli which are on the end of the lungs, they send air throughout body
5
Q
Endocrine
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- Placenta
- Pineal gland
- Thymus
- Ovaries
- Testes
- Pituitary
- Thyroid
- Parathyroid glands
- Pancreas
- Adrenal glands
All work together to regulate metabolism.
6
Q
Excretory
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- Kidneys: Filter waste products from blood and turn them into urine
- Ureters: Pathways from kidneys to bladder
- Bladder: Sac to hold urine
- Urethra: Urine exits through here
7
Q
Reproductive- male
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- Penis
- Scrotum
- Testicles
- Epididymis
- Effelex duct
- Ejaculatory ducts
- Urinary tract
- Seminal sacs or vesicles
- Prostate gland
- Onion gland
They all work together to produce sperm and produce testosterone.
8
Q
Reproductive- female
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- Vagina
- Uterus
- Fallopian tubes
- Ovaries
9
Q
Digestive system
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- Mouth
- Esophagus
- Stomach
- Small intestine
- Large intestine
10
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Circulatory/cardiovascular
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- Heart
- Veins: bring blood to heart
- Arteries: send blood away from heart
- Capillaries
