Ch1: 11 organ systems Flashcards
(18 cards)
What are the 11 organ systems?
Integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous, endocrine, cardiovascular, respiratory, lymphatic, digestive, urinary, reproductive
What are the main responsibilities of the integumentary system?
- To provide protection (1)
- regulate water loss
- regulate body temperature
- help produce vitamin D
(1) for example the skin protects us from uv radiation
it also protects us from physical damage to tissue beneath the skin, chemical damage, and so on
Which system is made of the skin, hair, nails,sebaceous glands, and sweat glands?
The Integumentary System
Sebaceous glands are an organ in your skin that make and secrete sebum. Sebum is a substance that provides a protective coating for your skin to help it retain moisture. Most of your sebaceous glands connect to your hair follicles.
Which system functions in providing protection and support for the body and providing sites for muscle attachment and movement ?
Skeletal
The thymus and the spleen are organs of which system?
Lymphatic
What are the 4 organs of the Urinary system?
Kidney, Ureter, Urinary bladder, Urethra
Why is the skin considered an organ?
The skin is an organ because it is made up of different tissues that work together to perform the functions of the skin.
The 3 tissues that make up the skin are the epidermis, dermis, and hypodermis.
Bones, ligaments and cartilage are organs of which system?
Skeletal
Which major regulatory system detects sensations and controls movements physiological processes, and intellectual functions?
Nervous System
Which system consists of the brain, spinal cord, nerves, and sensory receptors?
Nervous System
Which system regulates and influences the human body’s metabolism, growth, repoduction, and other functions?
Endocrine system
The hypothalamus, pituitary, thyroid gland, adrenal gland, gonads ,and endocrine glands are part of which system?
The endocrine system
Transporting nutrients, waste products, gases, and hormones throughout the body is one of the roles of which system?
Cardiovascular system
The heart, blood vessels, and blood are part of which organ system?
Cardiovascular
Which system maintains tissue fluid balance, absorbs dietary fats from the digestive tracts, combats disease, and removes foreign substances from the blood and lymph?
Lymphatic System
Which system is made of the limphatic vessels, lymph nodes,thymus, spleen and other lymphatic tissues?
Lymphatic system
