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Ch. 1 Major Systems Of The Human Body Flashcards

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Primary function is to protect

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Integumentary system

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The skin

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Integumentary system

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Regulates body temperature

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Integumentary system

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Sophisticated sense organ

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Integumentary system

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Includes skin
Hair
Nails
Sweat and sebaceous glands

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Integumentary system

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The study of the integumentary system

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Dermatology

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What do skeletal and muscular system work together to do

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Support and move the body

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Consists of bones

Related tissue such as cartilage and ligaments

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Skeletal system

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Support and protect in skeletal system

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Ligaments

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Make movement possible through joints and articulations

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Skeletal system

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Serves as reservoir for mineral storage and blood cell formation production

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Skeletal system

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Blood cell formation

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Hematopoiesis

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Individual muscles are the organs of this system

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Muscular system

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Tissues that contract

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Muscle

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Responsible for voluntary movement of the bones

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Skeletal muscles

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What are smooth muscles

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Involuntary

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What are the smooth muscles

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Blood vessels
Intestines
Lungs

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What is the cardiac muscle

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Heart

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Produce movement

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Muscles

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Generate heat that is required for maintenance of a constant core temperature

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Muscular system

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20
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Coordinates and regulates with endocrine system

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Nervous system

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Brain
Spinal cord
Nerves

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Nervous system

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Primary functions of the nervous system

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Body functions
Communication
Integration

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Primary functions of the nervous system are accomplished by

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Generation
Transmission
Integration
Recognition

Of special nerve impulses

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To start making something

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Generation

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To send, transfer

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Transmission

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Make whole/ bring in

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Integration

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Form of memory

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Recognition

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Permit rapid and precise control of diverse body functions

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Nerve impulses

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29
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Stimuli that elements of nervous system recognize

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Light
Pressure
Temperature

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30
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Where is nervous system info processed

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In brain

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31
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Cause muscle to contract and glands to secrete

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Nerve impulses

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The study of science that deals with nervous system and its disorders

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Neurology

Neurobiology

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Has specialized glands

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Endocrine system

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What do the glands in endocrine system secrete

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Hormones

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Main regulators of
Metabolism
Growth and development
Reproduction

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Hormones

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Functions are
Communication
Integration
Control

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Endocrine system

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Located near base of brain and produces hormones which control other glands as well as various body functions

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Pituitary gland

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Control center located inferior to the thalamus in brain

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Hypothalamus

39
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Gland located on neck whose hormones regulate cellular metabolism

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Thyroid

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Gland embedded in the posterior aspect of thyroid gland

Secrete parathyroid hormone

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Parathyroid

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Glands that rest on top of kidneys
Composed of cortex and medulla
Secrete adrenaline

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Adrenals

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Gland located in abdominal cavity

Contains pancreatic islets that secrete glucagon and insulin

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Pancreas

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Female glands that produce ova (sex cells)

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Ovaries

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Male gonads that produce sex cells (sperm)

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Testes

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Anchors developing fetus to the uterus and provides a bridge for exchange of nutrients and waste products between mother and developing baby

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Placenta

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Organs in the endocrine system acted upon by the nervous system

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Target organs

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Study of endocrine system

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Endocrinology

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Consists of heart

Vessels called arteries, veins, and capillaries

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Cardiovascular system

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Primary function is transportation

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Cardiovascular system

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What is transported in the blood for cardiovascular system

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Oxygen
Carbon dioxide 
Nutrients 
Hormones 
Waste products
51
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Made up of lymph

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Lymphatic system

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Clear watery fluid located in tissue spaces between cells

Moved by blood

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Lymph

53
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Additional function is to move fluids

Protein molecules

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Lymphatic system

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Principle components:
Lymph nodes
Lymph vessels 
Thymus 
Thoracic duct
Spleen
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Lymphatic system

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Involved with lymph tissue

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Immune response

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Functional system without organs

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Immune response

57
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Special cells and molecules protect and fight disease

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Immune response

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Resist infections with proper function of

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Lymphatic system

Immunity

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Study of immune response function

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Immunology

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Includes
Nose
Pharynx
Larynx
Trachea
Bronchi
Lungs
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Respiratory system

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Together the organs permit oxygen movement into alveoli

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Respiratory system

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Air sacs

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Alveoli

63
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What occurs in alveoli

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Oxygen is exchanged for carbon dioxide

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How is oxygen carried to the lungs

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In blood

65
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Mouth
Pharynx
Esophagus 
Stomach 
Small intestine
Large intestine
Rectum
Anal canal
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Digestive system

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All eight organs of digestive system compose

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Gastrointestinal tract

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Teeth
Tongue 
Liver 
Salivary glands 
Gallbladder
Pancreas
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Accessory organs of digestive system

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Unused residue that’s eliminated by the body as waste

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Feces

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Study of the GI tract

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Gastroenterology

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Includes
Two kidneys 
Ureters
Bladder
Urethra
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Urinary system

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Clear or clean blood of waste products (urine)

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Kidneys

72
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Urine is produced, exits kidneys to ureters then stored in bladder

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Urinary system

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Males and females combine to ensure conception and development of offspring

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Reproductive system

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Proper function of system ensures survival of genetic code

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Reproductive system

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Release of hormones permits development of sex characteristics

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Reproductive system

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Prostate gland 
Vas deferens
Urethra
Testes
Scrotum and penis (external genitalia)
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Male reproductive system

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Ovaries
Uterus
Fallopian tubes
Vagina

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Female reproductive system

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External accessory sex organs of female reproductive system

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Breasts or mammary glands

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Union of egg cell and sperm cell

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Fertilization

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