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Biology: Organs & Organ Systems Flashcards

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What organs are in the circulatory system?

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Heart, veins, arteriers, and capillaries.

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What organ system contains the heart, veins, arteries and capillaries?

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The circulatory system.

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What organs are in the respiratory system?

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Lungs, trachea, bronchi and diaphragm.

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What organ system contains the lungs, trachea, bronchi and diaphragm?

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The respiratory system.

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What organs are in the digestive system?

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Stomach and intestines.

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What organ system contains the stomach and intestines?

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The digestive system.

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What organs are in the excretory system?

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Kidneys and bladder.

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What organ system contains the kidneys and bladder?

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The excretory system.

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What organs are in the nervous system?

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Brain, spinal cord and nerves.

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What organ system contains the brain, spinal cord and nerves?

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The nervous system.

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What organs are in the lymphatic system?

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Lymph nodes.

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What organ system contains lymph nodes?

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The lymphatic system.

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What organs are in the endocrine system?

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Pancreas and adrenal glands.

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What organ system contains the pancreas and adrenal glands?

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The endocrine system.

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What organs are in the reproductive system?

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Testes and ovaries.

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What organ system contains the testes and ovaries?

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The reproductive system.

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What does the circulatory system do?

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It transports blood around the body.

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What organ system transports blood around the body?

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The circulatory system.

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What is the heart?

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The heart is a pump that transports blood and regulates its flow.

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What organ pumps blood?

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Heart

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What are arteries?

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They are thick walled vessels that carry blood from the heart to the tissues.

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What carries blood from the heart to the tissues?

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Arteries

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What are veins?

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They carry blood back to the heart.

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What carries blood back to the heart?

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Veins

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(True or False) Artery walls are thicker then vein walls.
True
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(True or False) Blood flowing through the arteries is at a lower pressure then that in the veins.
False
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(True or False) Veins contain valves so that blood dosen't flow backwards.
True
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What are capillaries?
They are small blood vessels one cell thick.
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What are small blood vessels one cell thick?
Capillaries
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What does the respiratory system do?
It obtains oxygen and releases carbon dioxide.
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What organ system obtains oxygen and releases carbon dioxide?
The respiratory system.
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What are lungs?
A pair of organs that draw in air.
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What organs draw in air?
Lungs
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What is the trachea?
A large tube that directs air to and from the lungs. Aka the windpipe.
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What is the large tube that directs air to and from the lung?
Trachea
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What are the bronchi?
The major air pipes leading off the trachea further into the lungs.
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What are the air passages leading off of the trachea further into the lungs refered to as?
Bronchi
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What is the diaphragm?
The muscle that expands and contracts so we can breathe.
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What muscle expands and contracts so we can breathe?
Diaphragm
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What does the digestive system do?
It transports and absorbs nutrients in the body.
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What organ system transports and absrobs nutrient in the body?
The digestive system.
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What is the stomach?
It is an organ that churns food and mixes it with digestive juices and enzymes.
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What organ churns food and mixes it with digestive enzymes?
Stomach
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What are intestines?
An area for chemical digestion and removal of wastes.
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What organ is an an area for chemical digestion and removal of wastes?
Intestines
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What does the excretory system do?
Filters waste products rom the blood and maintains the proper levels of water and electrolytes in the body.
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What organ system filters waste products from the blood and maintains proper levels of water and electrolytes in the body?
The excretory system.
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What are kidneys?
Kidnies remove wastes from blood and convert them into urine.
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What removes wastes from blood and converts them into urine?
Kidneys
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What is the bladder?
The bladder stores urine untill it can be eliminated.
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What stores urine untill it can be eliminated?
Bladder
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What does the nervous system do?
Controls body functions and coordinates responses and activities.
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What organ system controls body functions and coordinates responses and activities?
The nervous system.
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What is the brain?
Control center of the body. Responsibly for all intellectual and nervous activity.
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What is the control center of the body that is responsible for all intellectual and nervous activity?
Brain
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What is the spinal cord?
The connective nerves inside the spine that connects nearly all the parts of the body to the brain.
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What is the name for the nerves in the spine that connect nearly all parts of the body to the brain?
Spinal Cord
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What does the lymphatic system do?
It protects the body from disease, circulate lymph fluid and absorbs and transports fats.
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What organ system protects the body from disease, circulates lymph fluid and absorbs and transports fats?
The lymphatic system
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What are lymph nodes?
Small swellings that filter lymph and make lymphocytes.
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What are the small swellings that filter lymph and make lymphocytes?
Lymp Nodes
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What does the endocrine system do?
It controls growth, development and metabolism.
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What organ system controls growth, development and metabolism?
The endocrine system.
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What is the pancreas?
A large gland that produces insulin and glucagon. It also secrets stomach enzymes.
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What organ produces insulin and glucagon?
Pancreas
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What are the adrenal glands?
The small glands on top of the kidneys that produce important horomones you can't live without like sex hormones and cortisol.
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What are the small glands that make cortisol and sex hormones?
Adrenal Glands
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What does the reproductive system do?
It reproduces (yep, it's that simple).
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What organ system reproduces?
The reproductive system.
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What are the testes?
The sex organs only found in males that produce and store sprem.
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What are the sex organs found in males that produces and stores sperm?
Testes
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What are the ovaries?
The sex organs found only in females that store eggs (ovum).
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What are the sex organs found in females that store eggs (ovum)?
Ovaries
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Define Organ
Organized group of tissues that work together to perform a specific function.
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What is an organized group of tissues that work together to perform a specific function known as?
Organ
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Define Organ System
Group of organs that work together to carry out specific duties in the body.
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What is a group of organs that work together to carry out specific duties in the body known as?
Organ System

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