Health Unit 2 Flashcards
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3 parts of integumentary system
Skin, hair nails
3 functions of integumentary system
Protection, sensation, thermoregulation (sweat)
3 layers of skin
- Epidermis 2.dermis 3. Hypodermis/subcutaneous
What do sweat glands do
They pump sweat out of the body and carry heat away
Largest organ
Skin
5 layers of epidermis
- Corneum, 2 lucidum 3 granulosum 4 spinosum 5 basale
Two spots where thicker skin located
Palms and soles of feet
Peristalsis
Moves food through digestion by squeezing muscle behind relaxing in front of
Stomach
Holds mixes and grind food up into mush
When does food go after stomach
Small intestine
Small intestine length
20 feet
Bile
Important to digest fat and take waste out of blood
Liver
Produces bile
After small intestine
Large intestine/colon
Large intestine length
5 to 6 feet length
Appendix
Doesn’t do anything, houses bacteria and have some important tissue useful to immune system and live without
Major organs of urinary system
Kidneys
Kidneys
Major role in waste excretion and cleaning blood
Blood things urinary system regulates
Blood volume, pressure, and pH
How long is kidney dialysis
3 days a week, 4-5 hours a day
Other 3 main organs of urinary system
Urethra, ureter, bladder
Filtration
Process of filtering blood in kidneys
Vasopressin (ADH)
Anti-diuretic hormone that helps maintain proper water level
What system does the endocrine system work with
Nervous system
