What It Does Flashcards
What does the Cardiovascular System do?
Move blood in order to deliver oxygen and remove carbon dioxide from the different parts of the body.
What does the Respiratory System do?
Manage the transfer of oxygen from the air to the blood, and remove carbon dioxide from the blood for transfer to the air.
What does the Integumentary system do?
Epidermis- Barrier against bacteria and moisture. Holds in moisture to keep body tissues from drying out.
Dermis- Contains hair follicles, oil glands, sweat glands that regulate body temperature, and sense receptors that identify pain, pressure, heat, cold, etc.
Subcutaneous tissue- fibrous tissue connects the upper skin layers to the skeletal muscles. Fatty tissue holds in body heat, provides insulation, and provides an energy source.
What does the Genito-Urinary system do?
Get rid of waste products through urine.
Regulate the amount of water in the body.
Regulate the chemical balance in blood.
Reproduction.
What does the Gastrointestinal system do?
Changes food into substances that can be used by all the cells in the body.
Gets rid of waste products through feces.
What does the Endocrine system do?
Produces chemicals called hormones which regulate and control body activities and growth.
What does the Nervous system do?
Coordinates body functions and monitors changes in the body and the environment.
What does the Musculoskeletal system do?
Protects the internal body organs, provides a framework for the body, maintains posture, and makes body movement possible.
What does the Sensory system do?
Gives the body information about the world around it through sight, smell, hearing, touch, and taste.
