Body systems Flashcards
Function of pituitary gland
What system is it in?
Secretes hormones that affect other glands and organs. Endocrine
Function of parathyroid
What system is it in?
Regulates calcium levels in blood. Endocrine
Function of adrenal
What system is it in?
Helps body respond to danger. Endocrine
Function of pancreas
What system is it in?
Regulates blood-glucose levels
Endocrine.
Function of thyroid
What system is it in?
Increases the rate at which you use energy (ATP) Endocrine.
Function of thymus
What system is it in?
Regulates the immune system response to pathogens. Endocrine
Function of ovaries and testes
What system is it in?
Produce male and female hormones essential for reproduction. Endocrine
What system is composed of the thymus, spleen, bone marrow and veins?
Lymphatic
What is the function of the endocrine system?
Regulates other body systems by secreting hormones.
What are the 4 functions of the lymphatic system?
- protects body from foreign invaders
- maintains body fluid levels
- absorbs some digestive tract waste products
- removes cellular waste from body
organize from simple to most complex
tissue organ organ system cell organism ecosystem
cell tissue organ organ system organism ecosystem
How do the circulatory and urinary system relate?
The circulatory system delivers oxygenated blood to the kindeys through the renal artery.
How do the urinary and excretory system differ?
The urinary system removes liquid waste, such as sweat and urine, while the excretory system removes solids, such as poop
What is dialysis
artificial way of cleansing blood when kidneys fail
What is the function of the frontal lobe
thinking, planning, emotions, behavior, decision making.
What is the function of the parietal lobe?
perception, classifying, spelling, number knowledge, spatial relationships
What is the function of the occipital lobe?
Vision, visual processing, identification of colors.
What is the function of the cerebellum?
Motor skills, hand eye coordination, balance.
What is the function of the brain stem
Body temperature, heart rate, breathing, swallowing
What is the function of the temporal lobe?
Memory, facial recognition, language, hearing, vision, speech, emotion.
What system is made up of the brain, spinal cord, and nerves?
Nervous
What is the integumentary system composed of?
Hair, skin, nails
4 functions of skin
- keeps water inside and foreign particles out
- houses nerve endings that allow you to interact with your enviornment
- regulates body temperature for sweating
- expels waste products in sweat
2 functions of hair
- protect skin from UV light
- keeps foreign particles out of eyes and throat
The immune “system” is part of what larger system?
Lymphatic
The excretory system is part of what larger system?
Digestive
What is an involuntary function?
Something your body automatically does w/o having to think about it. (Breathing, heart rate)
What does renal mean?
Kidney
Arteries take ________ blood to organs, and veins take _______ blood away.
Oxygenated, Deoxygenated.
What does medial mean?
Inside
What does lateral mean?
Outside
which is bigger, the radius or the ulna?
Radius.
What system is the Pyloric Sphincter in?
Digestive
What system is the Clavicle in?
skeletal
What system is the descending aorta in?
circulatory
What system is the gastrocnemius in?
Muscular
What system are bronchi in?
Respiratory
What system are dendrites in?
Nervous
What system is the sebaceous gland in?
Integumentary
What system is the renal vein in?
urinary
What system is the spleen in?
lymphatic
What system is the parathyroid gland in?
endocrine
What is the function of the nervous system>
sending electrical signals throughout your body
What happens in the alveoli?
There is an exchange of oxygen and CO2 in the alveoli sacs
