Body Organization Flashcards
How many type of tissues are there?
4
The maintenance of a stable internal environment is called?
Homeostasis
What are the four kinds of tissues?
Epithelial, nervous, muscle, connective
___________ covers and protects underlying tissue. When you look at the surface of your skin you see _________ tissue. The cells stick tightly and form a continuous sheet.
Epithelial
_________ sends electrical signals though the body. It is found In the brain, ________ , and sense organs.
Nerves
________ is made of cells that can contract and relax to produce movement.
Mussel
___________ joins, supports, protects, insulates, nourishes and cushions organs. It also keeps organ from falling apart.
Connective
Tissues from_______
Organs
Organs from ______
Systems
The stomach is an ________
Organ
The body is in homeostasis when all of the organs systems are functioning ___________
Smoothly
The integumentary system includes?
Skin, hair, nails
The __________ Is the thinnest layer.
Epidermis
The deepest layer is the _______.
Dermis
The epidermis is the thickest where?
On your palms and bottom of your feet.
What is the layer under the epidermis?
Dermis
What transports substance and help regulars body temperatures?
Bloodves
What carry messages to and from the brain?
Nerves
What attached to a hair folliside can contacts, causing the hair to stand up?
Mussel fibers
What’s produce in the dermis?
Hair
What releases oil that keeps hair flexible and helps water proof the epidermis?
Oil glands
What releases sweat. As sweat evaporates the body is cooled. Sweat also contains waste Material out of the body?
Sweat glands
What is skin?
Skin is a miracle garment
It’s soft, pliable, strong, waterproof and self-repairing
Your skin has nerve endings which allow you to feel.
Pain, pressure, heat, cold
Infections are?
Bacteria and infection
You body keeps out?
Fluids and salt
Every minute 30,000 and 40,000 dead skin cells _____ from your body.
Fall
Your skin contains a pigment called ?
Melanin
Albinism is lack of what?
Pigment
Damaged cells are replaced through ______ division.
Cell
