Anatomy Chapter 1 Flashcards
Muscular system
Provides movement.
Provides protection and support for other tissues.
Generates heat that maintains body temp.
Integumentary
Skin,hair,sweat glands,nails.
Protects against environmental hazards.
Helps regulate body temp.
Provides sensory information.
Endocrine system.
Thyroid gland,pancreas,adrenal glands,gonads.
Adjust metabolic activity and energy use by body.
Controls many structural and functional changes during development.
Lymphatic
Spleen,thymus,lymphatic vessels,lymph nodes,tonsils.
Defends against infection and disease.
Returns tissue fluids to the bloodstream.
Urinary
Kidneys,ureters,urinary bladder,urethra
Excretes waste products from the blood.
Controls water balance by regulating volume of urine produced.
Regulates blood ion concentrations and pH.
Male reproductive system.
Produces male sex cells.
Produces hormones.
Female reproductive system.
Supports developing embryo from conception to delivary.
Provides milk to nourish newborn infant.
Level of organization
Atoms,cells,tissue,organs,organ system,organism.
Negative feedback
A corrective mechanism that opposes or negates a variation from normal limits.
Positive feedback
A mechanism that increases a deviation from normal limits after an initial stimulus.
Planes
Saggital, frontal,transverse