Body organisation and systems Flashcards
Name the body hierarchy
Chemical Cells Tissue Organ Organ system Organism
Name the 11 body systems
Integumentary Skeletal Muscular Nervous Endocrine Cardiovascular Lymphatic Respiratory Digestive Urinary Reproductive (male/female)
Integumentary function and organ involved
Skin, hair and nails.
Protects internal organs from injury
Processes vitamin D
Houses pain receptors and sweat glands
What does the skeletal system do?
Protects and supports body organs
Framework for muscles
Forms blood cells
Houses minerals
What does the muscular system do?
Movement
Maintains heat and posture
What does the nervous system do?
Controls the body and its responses to stimuli
What does the endocrine system do?
Hormone controls growth, metabolism, etc
What does the cardiovascular system do?
Blood vessels and heart
heart pumps blood
What does the lymphatic system do?
Picks up leaked blood fluid
Houses white blood cells needed for immunity
Mounts the attack against foreign substances in body
Function of respiratory system?
Supplies oxygen, removes carbon dioxide to blood
7 parts of the digestive system
Oral cavity Esophagus liver stomach intestines rectum anus
Parts of the urinary system
Kidney
ureter
urinary bladder
uretha
Male parts of the reproductive system
Prostate
Testes
penis
ductus deference
Endocrine body parts include ….
Pineal gland Pitutary gland Thyroid gland Thymus Adrenal gland Pancreas Testis Ovary
Lymphatic system body parts include …
red bone marrow thymus lymphatic vessels thoracic duct spleen lymph nodes
