Body systems Flashcards
Integumentary system
External body covering, protects what’s outside
Examples : skin
Skeletal system
Projects and supports organs, provides framework for muscles,make blood cells, store minerals
Examples : joint, bones
Muscular system
Allows manipulation of the environment, locomotion, and facial expression, maintains posture
Example;: skeletal muscles
Nervous system
Responds to internal and external changes
Examples: brain, spinal cord, nerves
Endocrine
Secret hormones that regulate growths, reproduction, and metabolism
Examples :thyroid gland
Cardiovascular system
Blood vessels transport blood which carries oxygen, carbon dioxide, nutrients, wastes, etc.
Examples: heart, blood vessels
Lymphatic system
Picks up fluid lakes from blood vessels and returns it to blood,disposes of debris in the stream
Examples : lymphatic vessels, lymph nodes, spleen, tonsils
Respiratory system
Keeps blood constantly supplied with oxygen and removes carbon dioxide
Examples: nasal cavity,pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, lungs
Digestive system
Break down food into absorbable units eliminates indigestible foods
Example : kidney, ureter, urinary, bladder, urethra
Reproductive system
Overall function to produce offspring
Examples: vagina penis
List in order levels of structural organization
- organ level 2. Cellular level 3. Tissue level 4. Organ system level
- Organism level 5. Chemical level
Chemical level, cellular level, tissue level, organ level, organ system level, organism level