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Ch. 1 Major Systems Of The Human Body Flashcards

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Primary function is to protect

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Integumentary system

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The skin

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Integumentary system

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Regulates body temperature

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Integumentary system

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Sophisticated sense organ

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Integumentary system

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Includes skin
Hair
Nails
Sweat and sebaceous glands

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Integumentary system

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The study of the integumentary system

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Dermatology

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What do skeletal and muscular system work together to do

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Support and move the body

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Consists of bones

Related tissue such as cartilage and ligaments

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Skeletal system

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Support and protect in skeletal system

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Ligaments

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Make movement possible through joints and articulations

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Skeletal system

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Serves as reservoir for mineral storage and blood cell formation production

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Skeletal system

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Blood cell formation

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Hematopoiesis

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Individual muscles are the organs of this system

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Muscular system

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Tissues that contract

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Muscle

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Responsible for voluntary movement of the bones

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Skeletal muscles

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What are smooth muscles

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Involuntary

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What are the smooth muscles

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Blood vessels
Intestines
Lungs

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What is the cardiac muscle

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Heart

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Produce movement

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Muscles

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Generate heat that is required for maintenance of a constant core temperature

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Muscular system

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Coordinates and regulates with endocrine system

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Nervous system

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Brain
Spinal cord
Nerves

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Nervous system

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Primary functions of the nervous system

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Body functions
Communication
Integration

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Primary functions of the nervous system are accomplished by

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Generation
Transmission
Integration
Recognition

Of special nerve impulses

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To start making something
Generation
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To send, transfer
Transmission
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Make whole/ bring in
Integration
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Form of memory
Recognition
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Permit rapid and precise control of diverse body functions
Nerve impulses
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Stimuli that elements of nervous system recognize
Light Pressure Temperature
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Where is nervous system info processed
In brain
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Cause muscle to contract and glands to secrete
Nerve impulses
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The study of science that deals with nervous system and its disorders
Neurology | Neurobiology
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Has specialized glands
Endocrine system
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What do the glands in endocrine system secrete
Hormones
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Main regulators of Metabolism Growth and development Reproduction
Hormones
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Functions are Communication Integration Control
Endocrine system
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Located near base of brain and produces hormones which control other glands as well as various body functions
Pituitary gland
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Control center located inferior to the thalamus in brain
Hypothalamus
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Gland located on neck whose hormones regulate cellular metabolism
Thyroid
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Gland embedded in the posterior aspect of thyroid gland | Secrete parathyroid hormone
Parathyroid
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Glands that rest on top of kidneys Composed of cortex and medulla Secrete adrenaline
Adrenals
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Gland located in abdominal cavity | Contains pancreatic islets that secrete glucagon and insulin
Pancreas
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Female glands that produce ova (sex cells)
Ovaries
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Male gonads that produce sex cells (sperm)
Testes
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Anchors developing fetus to the uterus and provides a bridge for exchange of nutrients and waste products between mother and developing baby
Placenta
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Organs in the endocrine system acted upon by the nervous system
Target organs
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Study of endocrine system
Endocrinology
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Consists of heart | Vessels called arteries, veins, and capillaries
Cardiovascular system
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Primary function is transportation
Cardiovascular system
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What is transported in the blood for cardiovascular system
``` Oxygen Carbon dioxide Nutrients Hormones Waste products ```
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Made up of lymph
Lymphatic system
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Clear watery fluid located in tissue spaces between cells | Moved by blood
Lymph
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Additional function is to move fluids | Protein molecules
Lymphatic system
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``` Principle components: Lymph nodes Lymph vessels Thymus Thoracic duct Spleen ```
Lymphatic system
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Involved with lymph tissue
Immune response
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Functional system without organs
Immune response
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Special cells and molecules protect and fight disease
Immune response
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Resist infections with proper function of
Lymphatic system | Immunity
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Study of immune response function
Immunology
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``` Includes Nose Pharynx Larynx Trachea Bronchi Lungs ```
Respiratory system
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Together the organs permit oxygen movement into alveoli
Respiratory system
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Air sacs
Alveoli
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What occurs in alveoli
Oxygen is exchanged for carbon dioxide
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How is oxygen carried to the lungs
In blood
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``` Mouth Pharynx Esophagus Stomach Small intestine Large intestine Rectum Anal canal ```
Digestive system
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All eight organs of digestive system compose
Gastrointestinal tract
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``` Teeth Tongue Liver Salivary glands Gallbladder Pancreas ```
Accessory organs of digestive system
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Unused residue that's eliminated by the body as waste
Feces
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Study of the GI tract
Gastroenterology
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``` Includes Two kidneys Ureters Bladder Urethra ```
Urinary system
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Clear or clean blood of waste products (urine)
Kidneys
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Urine is produced, exits kidneys to ureters then stored in bladder
Urinary system
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Males and females combine to ensure conception and development of offspring
Reproductive system
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Proper function of system ensures survival of genetic code
Reproductive system
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Release of hormones permits development of sex characteristics
Reproductive system
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``` Prostate gland Vas deferens Urethra Testes Scrotum and penis (external genitalia) ```
Male reproductive system
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Ovaries Uterus Fallopian tubes Vagina
Female reproductive system
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External accessory sex organs of female reproductive system
Breasts or mammary glands
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Union of egg cell and sperm cell
Fertilization

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