Part 3 (systems) Flashcards
What are the main organ(s) of the digestive system?
Mouth, Esophagus, Stomach, Small/Large Intestines, and Accessory structures (e.g. Teeth, Gallbladder, Liver, Pancreas, and Salivary glands)
What system contains the skin, hair, and nails?
integumentary system
What are the main organ(s) of the skeletal system?
bones, cartilages tendons, ligaments, joints
What are the main functions of the skeletal system?
Provides support and protection for internal organs. Provides levers for muscular action. Stores minerals (calcium and others)
What are the main organ(s) of the muscular system?
Muscles attached to the skeleton
What are the main functions of the muscular system?
Allow the bones to move.
Generates heat
What system contains the brain, spinal cord, and nerves?
nervous system
What are the main organ(s) of the endocrine system?
pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal gland, pineal gland, ovaries, testes, and pancreas
What are the main organ(s) of the nervous system?
brain, spinal cord, nerves
What are the main organ(s) of the cardiovascular system?
heart, blood vessels, and blood
What are the main functions of the endocrine system?
Promotes growth and development.
Produces hormones to travel in blood.
Helps in regulating long-term homeostasis.
What are the main functions of the cardiovascular system?
Protects body with blood clots, antibodies, and other protein molecules in the blood.
Acts as a transport system that carries blood containing oxygen, carbon dioxide, nutrients, wastes, ions, and hormones via cell exchange.
What system contains the heart, blood vessels, and blood
cardiovascular system
What system contains the Mouth, Esophagus, Stomach, Small/Large Intestines, and Accessory structures (e.g. Teeth, Gallbladder, Liver, Pancreas, and Salivary glands)?
digestive system
What system contains the pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal gland, pineal gland, ovaries, testes, and pancreas
endocrine system
What are the main organ(s) of the lymphatic system?
lymphatic vessels, lymph nodes, spleen, thymus, and tonsils.
What system contains the lymphatic vessels, lymph nodes, spleen, thymus, and tonsils?
lymphatic system
What are the main functions of the reproductive system?
Male: produces germ cells (sperm, eggs)
Female uterus houses a developing fetus until birth
What are the main organs of the integumentary system?
skin, hair, and nails
What are the main organ(s) of the respiratory system?
nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and lungs
What are the main functions of the respiratory system?
Keeps blood continuously supplied with oxygen while removing carbon dioxide from the body
What system contains the nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and lungs?
respiratory system
What are the main functions of the digestive system?
Breaks down ingested foods into tiny particles.
Absorption into blood –> body’s cells.
Undigested residue leaves body as feces.
What are the main functions of the lymphatic system?
Picks up fluid leaked from blood vessels and returns it to the blood.
Cleanses blood of pathogens.
