Chapter 2; Systems

Question 0

Urinary or excretory

Answer 0

Kidneys, ureters (tubes from the kidneys to the urinary bladder), urinary bladder, urethra (tube from bladder to the outside of the body)

Question 1

Digestive system

Answer 1

Mouth, pharynx (throat), esophagus, stomach, intestines (small and large), liver, gallbladder, pancreas

Question 2

Respiratory

Answer 2

Nose, pharynx, larynx ( “voice box”), trachea (“windpipe”), bronchial tubes, lungs ( where the exchange of gases takes place)

Question 3

Reproductive

Male and female

Answer 3

Female: ovaries, Fallopian tube, uterus ( womb), vagina, mammary glands.

Male: testes and associated tubes, urethra, penis, prostate glands.

Question 4

Endocrine

Answer 4

Thyroid gland ( in the neck), pituitary gland ( at the base of the brain), sex glands ( ovaries and testes), adrenal glands, pancreas ( islets of langerhans), parathyroid glands.

Question 5

Nervous

Answer 5

Brain, spinal cord, nerves and collections of nerves

Question 6

Circulatory

Answer 6

Heart, blood vessels ( arteries, veins and capillaries), lymphatic vessels and nodes, spleen, thymus gland

Question 7

Musculoskeletal

Answer 7

Muscles, bones, and joints

Question 8

Skin and sense organs

Answer 8

Skin, hair, nails, sweat glands, and sebaceous (oil) glands; eye, ear, nose, and tongue.