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Animal organ systems Flashcards

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detects and respons to stimuli

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nervous system

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2
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two types of cells

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neurons and glial cells

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communicate through synapses or membrane-through- membrane junctions that allow rapid transmissions of electrical or chemical signals

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neurons

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4
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involved in integration of environmental stimuli with appropriate body response

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central nervous system

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5
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receives impulses from sensory moves

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brain

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6
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largest part of the brain, interprets and recalls infor

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cerebrum

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7
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lies below the cerebrum and coordinates movements

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cerebellum

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control center for breathing, blood pressure and heart beat among other involuntary body functions; also called the brain stem

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medulla oblongata

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9
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transmits nerve impulses

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spinal cord

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10
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connects all parts of the body to the central nervous system

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peripheral nervous system

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11
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regulates the ovaries and testes, stimualtes growth

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pituitary gland

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12
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affects the activities of the ovaries, secretes and melatonin

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pineal

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13
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regulates body metabolism

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thyroid

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14
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balances the calcium in blood

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parathyroid

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15
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produces antibodies

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thymus

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16
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regulates blood sugar level

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pancreas

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17
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regulates blood pressure, salt and water and balancew in the blood, prepares body in action times of emergency

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adrenal

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18
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influeence female traits

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ovaries

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19
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influence male traits

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testes

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20
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maintains the body’s internal balance______; considered the line between nervous systems and endocrine system

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homeostasis

Hypothalamus

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21
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the system that eliminates the foreign materials in the body

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immune system

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22
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has no component part of its own

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immune system

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23
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cells involved in the sexual reproduction

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gametes

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24
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female gamete

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oocyte

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25
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male gamete

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spermatocyte

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26
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alike gametes

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isogametes

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27
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fusion of gamees, also known as fertilization

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syngamy

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28
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produces eggs; female gonad

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ovary

29
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produces sperm; male gonad

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testis

30
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transports nutrients and oxygen to the body cells and carries waste away from the body, cells

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blood

31
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made up of plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets

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blood

32
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carries oxygen rich blood away from the heart except pulmonary artery which carries oxygen poor blood

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arteries

33
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carry oxygen-poor blood cell back to the heart except pulmonary vein which carries oxygen-rich blood

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veins

34
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usually a part of microcirculation; organ level blood vessel/ organ level circulation

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capillaries

35
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receives blood from the heart

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atrium

36
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pumps blood away from the heart

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ventricle

37
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largest artery

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aorta

38
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largest vein

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vena cava

39
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process by which cells use oxygen to release energy stored in food

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respiration

40
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products of respiration

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air, trapping of dirt

41
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warming of air; trapping of dirt

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nasal cavity

42
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aka throat; connected to the oral cavity

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pharynx

43
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aka windpipe; connects the larynx to the bronchi

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trachea

44
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prevents food from going to the lungs

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epiglottis

45
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aka the voice box; contain vocal chords

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larynx

46
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shorter, wider, more vertical

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primary right bronchus

47
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longer and narrower

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primary left bronchus

48
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—–> tertiary bronchi

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secondary bronnchi

49
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—-> alveoli

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lungs

50
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includes the breakdown of fodd into smaller parts, liquefying food etc

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digestive system

51
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eliminates waste through urine and regulates blood volume

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urinary system

52
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bean shaped organs about the size of your fist

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kidney

53
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filters blood and forms urine

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kidney

54
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kidney consits of functional units called

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nephrons

55
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the tuve leading from a kidney to the bladder

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ureter

56
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tube leading form the urinary bladder to an external opening (urethral opening) of the body

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urethra

57
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the sac at the base of the ureters that stores urine prior to excretion

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urinary bladder

58
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protects the delicate internal organs

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skeletal system

59
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production of blood cells

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hematopoiesis

skeletal system

60
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how many bones in the body

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206

61
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cranium, verbal coumn, sternum, ribcage

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axial

62
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pectoral, pelvic

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girdle

63
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limbs

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appendicular

64
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the outher body covering and special outgrowths such as scales, feathers, or hair that privude protecgtion etc

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intrgumentary system

65
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points of attachment; part does not move

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origin

66
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point of attachment; parts that does move

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insertion

67
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muscles that can be controlled such as tongue, triceps, biceps

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voluntary

68
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muscles that cannot be controlled like the heart and stomah

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involuntary

69
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how many musckes in the body

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640

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