Animal organ systems Flashcards

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detects and respons to stimuli

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nervous system

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two types of cells

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neurons and glial cells

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communicate through synapses or membrane-through- membrane junctions that allow rapid transmissions of electrical or chemical signals

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neurons

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involved in integration of environmental stimuli with appropriate body response

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central nervous system

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receives impulses from sensory moves

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brain

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largest part of the brain, interprets and recalls infor

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cerebrum

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lies below the cerebrum and coordinates movements

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cerebellum

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control center for breathing, blood pressure and heart beat among other involuntary body functions; also called the brain stem

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medulla oblongata

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transmits nerve impulses

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spinal cord

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10
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connects all parts of the body to the central nervous system

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peripheral nervous system

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regulates the ovaries and testes, stimualtes growth

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pituitary gland

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affects the activities of the ovaries, secretes and melatonin

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pineal

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13
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regulates body metabolism

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thyroid

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14
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balances the calcium in blood

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parathyroid

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15
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produces antibodies

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thymus

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16
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regulates blood sugar level

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pancreas

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regulates blood pressure, salt and water and balancew in the blood, prepares body in action times of emergency

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adrenal

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18
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influeence female traits

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ovaries

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19
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influence male traits

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testes

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20
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maintains the body’s internal balance______; considered the line between nervous systems and endocrine system

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homeostasis

Hypothalamus

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the system that eliminates the foreign materials in the body

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immune system

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22
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has no component part of its own

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immune system

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23
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cells involved in the sexual reproduction

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gametes

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female gamete

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oocyte

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male gamete
spermatocyte
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alike gametes
isogametes
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fusion of gamees, also known as fertilization
syngamy
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produces eggs; female gonad
ovary
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produces sperm; male gonad
testis
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transports nutrients and oxygen to the body cells and carries waste away from the body, cells
blood
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made up of plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets
blood
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carries oxygen rich blood away from the heart except pulmonary artery which carries oxygen poor blood
arteries
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carry oxygen-poor blood cell back to the heart except pulmonary vein which carries oxygen-rich blood
veins
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usually a part of microcirculation; organ level blood vessel/ organ level circulation
capillaries
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receives blood from the heart
atrium
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pumps blood away from the heart
ventricle
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largest artery
aorta
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largest vein
vena cava
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process by which cells use oxygen to release energy stored in food
respiration
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products of respiration
air, trapping of dirt
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warming of air; trapping of dirt
nasal cavity
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aka throat; connected to the oral cavity
pharynx
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aka windpipe; connects the larynx to the bronchi
trachea
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prevents food from going to the lungs
epiglottis
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aka the voice box; contain vocal chords
larynx
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shorter, wider, more vertical
primary right bronchus
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longer and narrower
primary left bronchus
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-----> tertiary bronchi
secondary bronnchi
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----> alveoli
lungs
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includes the breakdown of fodd into smaller parts, liquefying food etc
digestive system
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eliminates waste through urine and regulates blood volume
urinary system
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bean shaped organs about the size of your fist
kidney
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filters blood and forms urine
kidney
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kidney consits of functional units called
nephrons
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the tuve leading from a kidney to the bladder
ureter
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tube leading form the urinary bladder to an external opening (urethral opening) of the body
urethra
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the sac at the base of the ureters that stores urine prior to excretion
urinary bladder
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protects the delicate internal organs
skeletal system
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production of blood cells
hematopoiesis | skeletal system
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how many bones in the body
206
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cranium, verbal coumn, sternum, ribcage
axial
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pectoral, pelvic
girdle
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limbs
appendicular
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the outher body covering and special outgrowths such as scales, feathers, or hair that privude protecgtion etc
intrgumentary system
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points of attachment; part does not move
origin
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point of attachment; parts that does move
insertion
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muscles that can be controlled such as tongue, triceps, biceps
voluntary
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muscles that cannot be controlled like the heart and stomah
involuntary
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how many musckes in the body
640