Body Systems Flashcards
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It separates and protects from the external environment.
INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM
The function of this system include sensation, vitamin D production, temperature regulation, and excretion of small amounts of waste products.
INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM
It is a loose connective tissue that attaches the skin to underlying tissues.
HYPODERMIS
It is a dense connective tissue; collagen and elastic fibers provide structural strength, and the blood vessels of the papillae supply the epidermis with nutrients.
DERMIS
It is a stratifiesd squamous epithelium divided into strata.
EPEIDERMIS
Where are the skin cells are produced?
STRATUM BASALE
It is a many layesrs of dead, squamous cells containing keratin.
STRATUM CORNEUM
Columb of dead, keratinized epithelial cells.
HAIR
It produce sebum, which oils the hair and the surfve of the skin.
SEBACEOUS GLANDS
It produces sweat, which cools the body.
MEROCRINE SWEAT GLANDS
It produces an oraganic secretion that can be broken down by bacteria to cause body odor.
APOCRINE SWEAT GLANDS
It functions to constrict organs and vessels, pump blood, cause respiration, produce body movement and maintain postures.
MUSCULAR SYSTEM
Striated and involuntary
CARDIAC MUSCLE
Non-striated and involuntary
SMOOTH MUSCLE
Striated and voluntary
SKELETAL MUSCLE
It supports the body, protect internal organs, provide levers on which muscle act, store minerals and produce blood cells.
BONES
It provides a model for bone formation and growth, provides a smooth cushion between adjacent bones, and provides film, flexible support.
CARTILAGE
It attaches muscle to bone.
TENDONS
It attaches bones to bones.
LIGAMENTS
Accomplishment of mental activity, the control of homeostasis, the regulation of other systems and the control of skeletal muscles.
NERVOUS SYSTEM
It consists the brain and the spinal cord.
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
It consists of nerves and ganglia.
PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
It inner ates skeletal muscle and is mostly under voluntary control.
SOMATIC MOTOR NERVOUS SYSTEM
This is the fight or flight response.
SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM