Body systems

Question 1

System

Answer 1

group of organs that perform a specific function

organs can be part of more than one system

Question 2

Muscular system

Answer 2

Smooth, straight and cardiac muscle

Question 3

Skeletal system

Answer 3

bones

cartilage

Question 4

Respiratory system

Answer 4

oral cavity
nasal cavity
pharyngeal cavity
trachea passageway
bronchial passageway
lungs

Question 5

Digestive system

Answer 5

oral cavity
pharynx
esophagus
liver
intestines
glands

Question 6

Reproductive system

Answer 6

ovaries

testes

Question 7

Urinary system

Answer 7

kidneys
ureters
bladder
urethra

Question 8

endocrine system

Answer 8

glands that produce hormones

Question 9

nervous system

Answer 9

nerve tissue and peripheral nervous system structures

Question 10

4 systems of speech

Answer 10

respiratory
phonatory
articulatory/resonatory
nervous system

Question 11

Phonatory system

Answer 11

produces voiced sound

Question 12

Articulatory/resonatory system

Answer 12

shapes the oral cavity for production of sounds of speech

Question 13

Neurons

Answer 13

tissue for communication

Question 14

dendrite

Answer 14

part of neuron that receives information

Question 15

soma

Answer 15

neuron cell body

Question 16

axon

Answer 16

part of neuron that relays information

Question 17

central nervous system (CNS)

Answer 17

encased in bone

brain, spinal cord

Question 18

3 major structures of the brain

Answer 18

cerebrum
brainstem
cerebellum

Question 19

4 major lobes

Answer 19

frontal
parietal
temporal
occipital

Question 20

function of frontal lobe

Answer 20

cognition, motor activity, spoken language

- includes Broca’s area (language expression)

Question 21

Function of parietal lobe

Answer 21

processes body sense

Question 22

Function of temporal lobe

Answer 22

receives auditory information

- include Wernicke’s area (language comprehension)

Question 23

Insular lobe

Answer 23

subserves planning and organization of speech (some consider insular par of temporal)

Question 24

Thalamus

Answer 24

relay station for sensory information

Question 25

Subthalamus

Answer 25

works with basal ganglia for motor control

Question 26

Hippocampus

Answer 26

short term and long term memory consolidation

Question 27

Basal ganglia

Answer 27

muscle tone, control and motor learning

Question 28

3 major structures of brain

Answer 28

cerebrum
brainstem
cerebellum

Question 29

parts of cerebrum

Answer 29

cortex
subcortex
thalamus
subthalamus
hippocampus
basal ganglia

Question 30

parts of brain stem

Answer 30

midbrain
pons
medulla

Question 31

brainstem function

Answer 31

controls the flow of messages to and from the brain and body

Question 32

components of brainstem

Answer 32

medulla oblongata
Pons
Midbrain

Question 33

Medulla oblangata

Answer 33

houses cranial nerve nuclei

Question 34

Pons

Answer 34

communication bridge

houses cranial nerve nuclei

Question 35

Midbrain

Answer 35

houses cranial nerve nuclei

Question 36

cerebellum

Answer 36

integrates sensory inputs to fine-tune motor activity

contributes to precision, coordination, and timing of movements

Question 37

components of peripheral nervous system (PNS)

Answer 37

cranial nerves that serve head and neck

spinal nerves that serve the rest of the body

Question 38

Afferent pathways

Answer 38

sensory pathways (signals “arrive” in the brain)

Question 39

efferent pathways

Answer 39

motor pathways (signals “exit” the brain)