Anatomy-ch 2 Flashcards
Skin-largest organ in the body, first line of defense. Regulates temperature, sensation, produces vitD and has absorption capabilities
Integumentary
Forms the physical foundations of the body; consists of bones and movable and immovable joints
Skeletal
Covers, shapes, and supports the skeletal system. Contracts and moves various parts of the body; consists of muscles
Muscular
Carries messages through the central nervous system, controlling and coordinating all bodily functions
Nervous
Controls the steady delivery of the blood through the body; works with the lymphatic channels
Circulatory
Protects the body from disease by developing resistances and destroying disease-causing toxins, foreign material, and bacteria
Immune/lymphatic
Affects growth,development, sexual activities, and normal regulatory processes of the body
Endocrine
Performs the function of producing children and passing on genetics; differentiates between the sexes
Reproductive
Enables breathing, supplies the body with oxygen, and eliminates carbon dioxide as a waste product
Respiratory
Breaks down food into smaller particles to absorb nutrients or for excretion
Digestive
Refers to elimination of waste matter
Excretory
Cells dividing into two identical cells(daughter cells); the normal process of cell reproduction of human tissues
Mitosis
Chemical process taking place in living organisms where the cells are nourished and carry out activities. Process of changing food into forms the body can use as energy
Metabolism
A solution that bathed and surrounds the cells and provides the cells with nutrients and a method of removing cell waste; the fluid contains components that are involved in blood clotting and wound healing
Interstitial fluid
Breathing in through the nose or mouth; oxygen is absorbed by the blood
Inhalation
Breathing outward; expelling carbon dioxide from the lungs
Exhalation
Breakdown of food by mechanical and chemical means
Digestion
The study of human body structure, how the body parts are organized, and the science of the structure of organisms or of their parts
Anatomy
AKA microscopic anatomy, study of the structure and composition of tissue
Histology
Study of the functions or activities performed by the body’s structures
Physiology
