Chapter 1 - Human Body Systems Flashcards
Pluripotent stem cell
Most primitive blood cell
6 levels of structural organisation
- Chemical
- Cellular
- Tissue
- Organ
- System level
- Organism level
Components of and what is integumentary system
Skin
What is the skeletal system?
Entire skeletal structure
What is the muscular system
Muscles
What is the nervous system
Brain, spinal cord, nerves, special sense organs
Whatnot the endocrine system
Hormone producing glands and cells
Ie. pineal gland, hypothalamus, pituitary gland, thymus, thyroid, parathyroid gland, adrenal gland, pancreas, ovaries and testes
What’s the Cardiovascular system
Blood, heart and blood vessels
What is the lymphatic system
Lymphatic fluid and vessels
Includes, spleen, thymus, lymph nodes and tonsils
What’s the respiratory system
Lungs and air passageways ie. pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchial tubes
What’s the digestive system
Organs of the gastrointestinal tract - mouth, pharynx, oesophagus, stomach, small and large intestines, anus
& accessory organs: salivary glands, liver, pancreas, gallbladder
What’s the urinary system
Kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, urethra
What’s the reproductive system (male and female)
Gonads (testes in male/ ovaries in female)
&associated organs female: uterine tubes, uterus, vagina
Associated organs male: epididymis, ductus deferens, penis
Metabolism
All chemical processes of life
Responsiveness
Living systems detect and respond to environmental changes
Movement
Cells, organs, bodies move
Growth
Cells, organs, bodies
Differentiation
Process of cellular specialisation.
Reproduction
Cells making copies of themselves
What is homeostasis
Maintenance of a relatively constant conditions in body