Body Systems Flashcards
What organs are apart of the peripheral nervous systems
Nerves and ganglia
Brain—> muscle
What organs are apart of the central nervous system
Brain and spinal cord
What is homeostasis
A stable condition of an organism and it’s internal environment
What is the cardiac muscle
Heart muscle that is striated
- branching fibers
What is Skeletal muscle
Voluntary muscles enabling bodily movement
- biceps
What is smooth muscle
Involuntary muscle that enables movement of internal organs
- intestines, stomach, lungs
What is the outer layer of the skin
Epidermis
- DOES NOT HAVE ACTIVE BLOOD SUPPLY
What is the second layer of the skin that consists of capillaries
Dermis layer
- has active blood supply
What layer of the skin contains fat tissue
Subcutaneous layer
- cushion for organs beneath
Heart layers
Endocardium: inner layer of heart
Myocardium: middle layer (contractile element of heart
Epicardium: outer layer (supplie blood to heart
Right side of heart
RA and RV is deoxygenating
Left side of heart
LV and LA
Mitral valve and aortic valve
- oxygenated blood
How long does it take for blood to circulate throughout body
1 min
External respiration.
Inhaling and exhaling
Out into atmosphere
Internal respiration
Allowing tissues to breath (capillaries)