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Bio231 Final - Kick It's Ass! Flashcards

1
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List the organ systems (Hint: there are 11)

A 
Integumentary
Skeletal
Muscular
Nervous
Endocrine
Cardiovascular
Lymphatic/Immune
Respiratory
Digestive
Urinary
Reproductive
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What is the function of the Integumentary System

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Protects deeper organs from mechanical, chemical and bacterial injury and drying out
Excretes salt and urea
Aids in regulation of body temperature
Produces vitamin D

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3
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Which major organs make up the Integumentary System

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Epidermal and dermal regions

Cutaneous sense organs and glands

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What is the function of the Skeletal System?

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Body support and protection of internal organs
Provides levers for muscular action
Cavities provide a site for blood cell formation

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5
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Which major organs make up the Skeletal System?

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Bones
cartilages
tendons
ligaments
joints
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What is the function of the Muscular System?

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Locomotion by contracting and shortening

Generates heat

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Which major organs make up the Muscular System?

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Muscles attached to the skeleton

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What is the function of the Nervous System?

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Allows body to detect changes in it’s internal & external environment and respond by activating appropriate muscles or glands
Helps maintain homeostasis of the body via rapid transmission of electrical signals

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Which major organs make up the Nervous System?

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Brain
Spinal Cord
Nerves
Sensory Receptors

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What is the function of the Endocrine System?

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Helps maintain body homeostasis, promotes growth and development
Produces chemical messengers called hormones that travel in the blood to exert their effects on various target organs of the body

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11
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Which major organs make up the Endocrine System?

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Pituitary
Thymus
Thyroid
Parathyroid
Adrenal & Pineal Glands
Ovaries
Testes
Pancreas
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What is the function of the Cardiovascular System

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A transport system that carries blood containing oxygen, carbon dioxide, nutrients, wastes, ions, hormones to and from the tissue cells where exchanges are made.
Blood is propelled through the blood vessels by the pumping action of the heart
Antibodies and other protein molecules in the blood protect the body.

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Which major organs make up the Cardiovascular System?

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Heart
Blood vessels
Blood

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What is the function of the Lymphatic/Immunity System?

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Picks up fluid leaked from the blood vessels and returns it to the blood
Cleans blood of pathogens and other debris
Houses lymphocytes that act via the immune response to protect the body from foreign substances.

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What are the major organs that make up the Lymphatic/Immunity System?

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Lymphatic Vessels
Lymph Nodes
Spleen
Thymus
Tonsils
Scattered Collection of Lymphoid Tissue
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What is the function of the Respiratory System?

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Keeps blood continuously supplied with oxygen

Contributes to the acid-based balance of the blood via its carbonic acid-bicarbonate buffer system

17
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Which are the major organs that make up the Respiratory System?

A 
Nasal passages
pharynx
larynx
trachea
bronchi
lungs
18
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What is the function of the Digestive Systems?

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Breaks down ingested foods to minute particles, which can be absorbed into the blood for deliver to the body cells
Undigested residue removed from the body as feces

19
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Which are the major organs that make up the Digestive System?

A 
Oral Cavity
esophogus
stomach
small and large intestines
accessory structures: Teeth, salivary glands, liver & pancreas
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What is the function of the Urinary System?

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Rids the body of nitrogen-containing wastes

Maintains water, electrolyte and acid-base balance of blood

21
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Which are the major organs that make up the Urinary System?

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Kidneys
Ureters
Bladder
Urethra

22
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What is the function of the Reproductive System? (Male)

A

Provides germ cells called sperm for perpetuation of the species

23
Q

Which are the major organs that make up the Reproductive System? (Male)

A 
Testes
prostate
gland
scrotum
penis
duct system that carries sperm to the exterior of body
24
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What is the function of the Reproductive System? (Female)

A

Provides germ cells called eggs; the female uterus houses the developing fetus until birth
Mammary glands provide nutrition for the infant

25
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Which are the major organs that make up the Reproductive System? (Female)

A 
Ovaries
Uterine Tubes
uterus
mammary glands
vagina

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