Chap 2, SYSTEMS

Question 1

Digestive

Answer 1

Mouth, pharynx (throat), esophagus, stomach, intestines (small and large), liver, gallbladder, pancreas.

Question 2

Urinary or excretory

Answer 2

Kidneys, ureters (tubes from the kidneys to the urinary bladder), urinary bladder, urethra (tube from the bladder to the outside of the body).

Question 3

Respiratory

Answer 3

Nose, pharynx, larynx (“voice box”), trachea (“windpipe”), bronchial tubes, lungs (where the exchange of gases takes place).

Question 4

Reproductive

Answer 4

Female: Ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterus (womb), vagina, mammary glands.

Male: Testes and associated tubes, urethra, penis, prostate gland.

Question 5

Endocrine

Answer 5

Thyroid gland (in the neck), pituitary gland (at the base of the brain), sex glands (ovaries and testes), adrenal glands, pancreas (islets of Langerhans), parathyroid glands.

Question 6

Nervous

Answer 6

Brain, spinal cord, nerves, and collections of nerves.

Question 7

Circulatory

Answer 7

Heart, blood vessels (arteries, veins, and capillaries), lymphatic vessels and nodes, spleen, thymus gland.

Question 8

Musculoskeletal

Answer 8

Muscles, bones, and joints.

Question 9

Skin and sense organs

Answer 9

Skin, hair, nails, sweat glands, and sebaceous (oil) glands; eye, ear, nose, and tongue.

Question 10

Systems

Answer 10

Systems are groups of organs working together to perform complex functions. For example, the mouth, esophagus, stomach, and small and large intestines are organs that do the work of the digestive system to digest food and absorb it into the bloodstream.