Exam review pt 1 Flashcards
Organ system
provides support and protection, site of hemopoiesis (blood cell production), stores calcium and phosphorus, provides sites for muscle attachments
skeletal system
organ system
provides protection, regulates body temperature, site of cutaneous receptors, synthesizes vitamin D, prevents water loss
integumentary system
Organ system
produces body movement, generates heat when muscles contract
muscular system
Organ system
consists of glands and cell clusters that secrete hormones, some of which regulate body and cellular growth, chemical levels the body, and reproductive systems
endocrine system
organ system
regulatory system that controls body movement, responds to sensory stimuli, and helps control all other systems in the body, Also responsible for consciousness, intelligence and memory
nervous system
Organ system
consists of the heart, blood, and blood vessels; the heart moves blood through blood vessels to distribute hormones, nutrients, and gases and pick up waste product
cardiovascular system
organ system
responsible for exchange of gases (oxygen and carbon dioxide) between blood and air in the lungs
respiratory system
organ system
transports and filters lymph, and initiates an immune response when necessary
lymphatic system
organ system
filters the blood and removes waste products from the blood, concentrates waste products in the form of urine and expels urine from the body
urinary system
organ system
mechanically and chemically digests food materials, absorbs nutrients and expels waste products
digestive system
organ system
gonads (testes or ovaries) produce sex cells (sperm or oocytes) and sex hormones
reproductive system
the highest structural level of organization in the human body is the ——- level
organismal level
In the human body, epithelium is exemplified at which structural level of organization?
tissue level
In the anatomic position, the palms face Blank______.
anteriorly
Produces sperm,
Produces testosterone, Produces sperm into females
male reproductive system
The vertebral column is Blank______ to the heart.
posterior
