Chapter 1 Flashcards
Provides protection and support, allows body movements, produces blood cells, and stores minerals and fat. Consists of bones, associated cartilages, ligaments, and joints.
Skeletal System
Provides protection, regulates temperature, prevents water loss, and helps produce vitamin D. Consists of skin, hair, nails, and sweat glands.
Integumentary System
Produces body movements, maintains posture, and produces body heat. Consists of muscles attached to the skeleton by tendons.
Muscular System
Removes foreign substances from the blood and lymph, combats disease, maintains tissue fluid balance, and absorbs fats from the digestive tract. Consists of the lymphatic vessels, lymph nodes, and other lymphatic organs.
Lymphatic System
Exchanges oxygen and carbon dioxide between the blood and air and regulates blood pH. Consists of the lungs and respiratory passages.
Respiratory System
Performs the mechanical and chemical processes of digestion, absorption of nutrients, and elimination of wastes. Consists of the mouth, esophagus, stomach, intestines, and accessory organs.
Digestive System
A major regulatory system that detects sensations and controls movements, physiological processes, and intellectual functions. Consists of the brain, spinal cord, nerves, and sensory receptors.
Nervous System
A major regulatory system that influences metabolism, growth, reproduction, and many other functions. Consists of glands, such as the pituitary, the secrete hormones.
Endocrine System
Transports nutrients, waste products, gases, and hormones throughout the body; plays a role in the immune response and the regulation of body temperature. Consists of heart, blood vessels, and blood.
Cardiovascular System
Removes wafts products from the blood and regulates blood pH, ion balance, and water balance. Consists of the kidneys, urinary bladder, and ducts the carry urine.
Urinary System
Produces oocytes and is the site of fertilization and fetal development; produces milk for the newborn; produces hormones that influence sexual function and behaviors. Consists of the ovaries, vagina, uterus, mammary glands, and associated structures.
Female Reproductive System
Produces and transfers sperm cells to the female and produces hormones that influence sexual functions and behaviors. Consists of the testes, accessory structures, ducts, and penis.
Male Reproductive System
Condition in which there are specific relationships and functions
Organization
All chemical reactions in the body
Metabolism
Ability to sense changes and adjust
Responsiveness
Increase in size and/or number of cells
Growth
Changes in an organism over time
Development
Changed from general to specific
Differentiation
Change in shape of tissues, organs
Morphogenesis
New cells or new organisms
Reproduction
Frontal
Forehead
Orbital
Eye
Nasal
Nose
Oral
Mouth
