Lecture 1 - Cells And Tissues Flashcards
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What is chemical?
The building blocks of the body.
Examples of chemical
Atoms and molecules.
What is cellular?
The basic structural and functional parts of the body.
Examples of cellular?
Smooth muscle cells.
What is tissue?
Groups of cells that work together to provide a function.
Examples of tissue
Muscle, epithelial, connective, nervous.
What are organs?
Structures with specific functions made up of 2 or more types of tissue.
Examples of organs.
Stomach, heart, kidney, liver, lungs.
What is a system?
Related organs with a common function.
Examples of systems.
Digestive system, immune system, nervous system.
What is organismal?
All parts of the body function together to make up a living organism.
Example of organismal
The individual
What is the function of integumentary?
To protect
Examples of the integumentary system?
Hair, skin, nails, sweat glands, sensory receptors.
What is the function of the muscular system?
To provide movement.
Examples of the muscular system.
Skeletal muscles, axial muscles, appendicular muscles, tendons, aponeuroses.
What is the function of the skeletal system?
To support and protect and produce bone marrow and blood cells.
Examples of the skeletal system.
Bones, cartilage, joints, Axiel skeleton, appendicular skeleton, bone, red and yellow bone marrow.
What is the function of the nervous system?
To produce nerve impulses to regulate body activities.
Examples of the nervous system.
Central nervous system, brain, spinal cord, peripheral nervous system, special senses.
What is the function of the endocrine system?
To release hormones to regulate body activities.
Examples of the endocrine system.
Pineal gland, hypothalamus, pituitary gland, thyroid gland. Parathyroid gland, thymus, adrenal glands, kidneys, pancreas, gonads.
What is the function of the lymphatic and Lumineers systems?
To defend, transport lipids, proteins and lymphoid cells.
Examples of the immune and lymphatic systems.
Lymphatic vessels, lymphatic fluid, B and T cells, lymph nodes, tonsils, spleen, thymus.