Exam 1 Flashcards
Integumentary System
Protects the body, helps regulate body temperature
Skeletal System
Supports and protects organs, forms blood cells and stores minerals
Muscular System
Participates in body movements such as walking, maintains posture and produces heat
Nervous System
Generates nerve pulses to regulate body activities, detects changes in body environment and responds by causing muscular contractions or gland secretions
Endocrine System
Regulates body activities by releasing hormones
Cardiovascular System
Transports nutrients, gases and other substances
Lymphatic/Immune System
Returns proteins and fluid to blood, defends against disease
Digestive System
Achieves chemical and physical breakdown of food, absorbs nutrients
Respiratory System
Transfers oxygen from inhaled air to blood and carbon dioxide from blood to exhaled air, helps regulate acid-base balance of body fluids
Urinary System
Produces, stores and eliminates urine, eliminates wastes and regulates volume and chemical composition of blood
Reproductive System
Gonads produce gametes (sperm or oocytes), which unite to form a new organism, also release hormones
What two systems control homeostasis?
Nervous System and Endocrine System
Supine
Face Up
Prone
Face Down
Frontal (coronal) Plane
Divides the body into front and back portions
