Body Systems Overview

Question 1

What are the body systems?

Answer 1

1. Endocrine
2. Integumentary
3. Respiratory
4. Nervous
5. Excretory = urinary
6. Reproductive
7. Lymphatic
8. Digestive
9. Circulatory
10. Muscular
11. Skeletal
12. Immune

Question 2

Organs in the endorcrine system.

Answer 2

1. Hypothalamus gland
2. Pituitary gland
3. Thyroid gland
4. Parathyroid glands
5. Adrenal gland
6. Pineal body
7. Pancreas
8. Reproductive organs
   
   1. Ovaries (females)
   2. Testes (males)

Question 3

Organs in integumentary system?

Answer 3

1. Skin
2. Hair
3. Nails
4. Exocrine glands

Question 4

Organs in respiratory system

Answer 4

1. Nose
2. Lungs
3. Diaphragm
4. Nose
5. Mouth
6. Pharynx
7. Larynx
8. Trachea
9. Bronchi
10. Bronchioles
11. Aveaoli sacs

Question 5

Organs in the nervous system

Answer 5

1. Brain
2. Spinal cord
3. Nerves
4. Sensory organs

Question 6

Organs in the excretory (urinary) system

Answer 6

1. Kidneys
2. Bladder
3. Urethra
4. Ureters
5. Sphincter muscles

Question 7

Organs in the reproductive system

Answer 7

1. Females
   
   1. Vagina
   2. Uterus
   3. Fallopian tubes
   4. Ovaries
2. Males
   
   1. Scrotum
   2. Testes
   3. Penis
   4. Spermatic ducts

Question 8

Organs in the lympatic system

Answer 8

1. Lymphatic capillaries
2. Lymph nodes
3. Lymph ducts
4. Lymph vessels
5. Spleen

Question 9

Organs in digestive system

Answer 9

1. Mouth
2. Esophagus
3. Stomach
4. Small intestine
5. Large intestine (colon)
6. Rectum
7. Anus
8. Accessory organs
   
   1. Pancreas
   2. Liver
   3. Gallbladder

Question 10

Organs in circulary system

Answer 10

1. Veins
2. Arteries
3. Capillaries
4. Heart
5. Lungs

Question 11

Organs in muscular system

Answer 11

1. Smooth
   
   1. Ex: muscles in GI tract
2. Cardiac
   
   1. Heart
3. Skeletal
   
   1. Ex: biceps, pectoralis major

Question 12

Organs in skeletal system

Answer 12

1. Bones:
   
   1. Femur
   2. Skull
   3. Tibia
   4. Etc.

Question 13

Organs in immune system

Answer 13

1. Thymus
2. Tonsils
3. Bone marrow
4. Spleen
5. Lymph vessels
6. Lymph nodes
7. Adenoids
8. Liver

Question 14

What makes a person alive?

Living things all…

Answer 14

1. Grow
2. Reproduce
3. Homestasis
4. Respond to stimuli
5. Cellular organization
6. Breath
7. Metabolize energy
8. Transport substances
9. Protect selves
10. Excrete wastes

Question 15

Function of endocrine system

Answer 15

Produce hormones that regulate metabolism, growth, and development.

Question 16

Function of integumentary system

Answer 16

Act as a barrier to protect the body from the outside world, protect against diseass, retain body fluids, eliminate waste products, regulate body temperature, and vitamin D synthesis.

Question 17

Function of respiratory system

Answer 17

Taking in oxygen and expelling carbon dioxoide.

Question 18

Function of nervous system

Answer 18

Control of the body and communication among the body parts.

Question 19

Function of the excretory (urinary) system

Answer 19

• To remove waste from the blood in the form of urine
• Keep a salt balance in the blood

Question 20

Function of the reproductive system

Answer 20

1. Female
   
   1. Produce egg cells
   2. Protect and nourish the offspring until birth
2. Male
   
   1. Produce and deposit sperm

Question 21

Function of lymphatic system

Answer 21

• Removal of interstitial fluid from tissues
• Transports fatty acids from the digestive system
• Transports white blood cells to and from the lymph nodes into the bones

Question 22

Function of the digestive system

Answer 22

Converting food into nutrients for the body

Question 23

Function of circulatory system

Answer 23

• Delivery of oxygen, nutrient molecules, and hormones in the body
• Removal of carbon dioxide, ammonia, and other metabolic wastes
• *Capillaries are the points of exchange between the blood and surrounding tissues

Question 24

Function of the muscular system

Answer 24

• Movement
• Maintenance of posture and body position

Question 25

Function of skeletal system

Answer 25

* Support * Movement * Protection * Blood cell formation * Calcium storage * Endocrine regulation

Question 26

Function of immune system

Answer 26

* Protect the body from organisms and substances that invade the body and cause disease

Question 27

What are the components of a homeostatic mechanism? ## Footnote ***Feedback loop***

Answer 27

1. **_Receptor_** 1. Is a structure that senses a change in the body 2. ***Detects the change*** 2. **_Controller_** 1. Integrating center 2. A mechanism that processes information, relates it to other infomration, and "makes a decision" about the appropriate response 3. ***Decides, interprets, commands*** 3. **_Effector_** 1. ​Is the cell or organ that carries out the final corrective action 2. ***Responds and carries out***

Question 28

**Purpose of the negative feedback loop**

Answer 28

To return back to the original state

Question 29

**Purpose of the postive feedback loop**

Answer 29

To move away from the original state

Question 30

Example of negative feedback loop

Answer 30

* Body temperature drops so the muscles start to shiver to increase body temperature * Body temperature increases so the skin produces sweat to cool down the body

Question 31

Example of positive feedback loop

Answer 31

* Labor; the baby pushes on the uterus so the uterus contracts which causes the baby to push on the uterus more and more, until the baby cames out