Exercise 2: Organ System Overview Flashcards
Name the organ system for thymus, spleen, and lymphatic vessels.
Lymphatic/ immunity system
Name the organ system for bones, cartilages, and tendons.
Skeletal system
Name the organ system for pancreas and pituitary gland
Endocrine system
Name the organ system for trachea, bronchi, and lungs.
Respiratory system
Name the organ system for epidermis, dermis, and cutaneous sense organs.
Integumentary system
Name the organ system for testis and prostate.
Reproductive system
Name the organ system for liver, large intestine, and rectum.
Digestive system
Name the organ system for kidneys, ureter, and urethra.
Urinary system
Name the cells that are produced by the testes and ovaries.
The pituitary secretes the gonadotropins luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
List the four primary tissue types.
Muscle, epithelial, connective, and nervous tissue
Explain why an artery is an organ.
Organs are defines as being a collection of tissues, therefore an artery is an organ because it is made up of several tissues.
Name the two main systems that communicate within the body to maintain homeostasis.
Endocrine, nervous, digestive, muscular
Explain the role that the skeletal system plays in facilitating cardiovascular system function.
Bones protect internal organs from injury
