Chapter 6 Flashcards
What body cavity includes the heart, lungs, esophagus, and aorta?
Thoracic cavity
What system uses its organs to bring food, water, and oxygen to each cell and to carry away waste products from the cells?
Cardiovascular system
What system protects the body from disease-causing organisms?
Immune system
What system are the lymph nodes part of?
Immune system
What system provides openings through which waste materials can be excreted from the body?
Excretory system
What system coordinates all the body’s activities?
Nervous system
What system regulates certain bodily activities with chemical messengers called hormones?
Endocrine system
What system gives support and rigidity to the body while protecting vital organs, producing blood cells, and storing calcium?
Skeletal system
What type of tissue regulates temperature?
Epithelial tissue
What type of tissue makes up bones, cartilage, and fat?
Connective tissue
What is the fluid between the cells called?
Interstitial fluid
What are the linings of joint cavities called?
Synovial membranes
What is the nonliving material surrounding cells?
Matrix
What is the term for organs that evolutionists believe serve no purpose today?
Vestigial organs
