C458 Flashcards
(50 cards)
Skeletal System
Bones, Joints, and Cartilage
Muscular System
Striated, Smooth, and Cardiac Muscles
Nervous System
Sends signals to the brain, major controlling and communicating system
Central Nervous System
Brain and Spinal Cord, send signals to parts of body
Peripheral Nervous System
All other nerves, relays messages from CNS to areas of the body
Sensory Organs
Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Mouth
Respiratory System
Lungs, Airflow Passageways, Blood Vessels, and Muscles
Primary Respiratory Organ
Lungs
Upper Respiratory Passages
Nose, Pharynx, and Larynx
Lower Respiratory Passages
Trachea, Bronchial Tree, Lungs
Cardiovascular System
Heart and Blood Vessels
Heart
Pumps blood throughout the body, consists of two upper and two lower chambers
Arteries
Carries blood out of heart
Veins
Carries oxygen-poor blood into heart
Digestive System
Mouth, Pharynx, Esophagus, Stomach, Small Intestine, Large Intestine, Rectum, Anus
Digestive Accessory Organs
Salivary Glands, Liver, Pancreas, and Gallbladder
Urinary System
Kidneys, Ureter, Bladder, and Urethra
Kidneys
The main urinary organ, filters out urea and uric acid via urine
Immune System
White Blood Cells, Lymph, Lymph Nodes, Bone Marrow, Tonsils, Adenoids, Spleen, and Thymus Gland
Antigens
Carried on foreign (harmful) invaders of the body
Integumentary System
Hair, Nails, Skin, and Associated Glands
Endocrine System
Pineal, Pituitary, Thyroid, Thymus, Adrenals, Pancreas, and Ovaries/Testes
Homeostasis
Hormonal balance of the body
Reproductive System (Female)
Vagina, Cervix, Uterus, Fallopian Tubes, Ovaries, Labia, Urethra, Clitoris, and Mammary Glands
