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Human Body System Flashcards

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What are the eleven human body systems?

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Reproductive
Immune
Cardiovascular 
Endocrine
Skeletal
Digestive
Excretory
Respiratory
Nervous
Muscular
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What are the major organs in the reproductive system?

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Man- •penis
          • testes
          •scrotum
Female- •uterus 
               •ovaries
               •Fallopian tube
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What is the function of the reproductive system?

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Male-produce sperm, hormones

Female-holds baby, produces egg cells and hormones

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What are the diseases associated with the reproductive system?

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Testosterone deficiency syndrome-
•makes it hard to think or make decisions

Gonorrhoea/ Chlamydia-
• sexually transmitted disease

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What are the major organs in the immune system?

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  • tissues, cells, organs
  • lymphatic vessels
  • thymus
  • bone marrow
  • Tonsils
  • lymph nodes
  • appendix
  • spleen
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What is the function of the immune system?

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  • gets rid of anything unfamiliar

* protects body from diseases

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What are the diseases associated with the immune system?

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Auto immune disease-
• attacks the host
• attacks good cells

Appendicitis-
• becomes inflamed
• can burst
• releases bad toxins to body

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What are the major organs the cardiovascular system?

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  • chambers
  • pulmonary valve
  • lungs
  • tricuspid valve
  • left atrium, left ventricle
  • mitral valve
  • right atrium, right ventricle
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What is the function of the cardiovascular system?

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  • pumps blood around body

* keeps breathing consistent

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What are the diseases associated with the cardiovascular system?

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Coronary heart disease-
• develops when cholesterol builds up in artery walls
• creates plaque

Heart attack-
• artery is blocked (clot, plaque )
• can be deadly

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What are the major organs are in the endocrine system?

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Glands-
• pancreas 
• pituitary gland
• adrenal gland
• pineal gland
• thyroid
• ovaries
• testes
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What is the function of the endocrine system?

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Controls hormones

Pancreas helps digest food

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What are the diseases associated with the endocrine system?

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Pancreatic cancer-
• spreads to other organs quick
• it’s pain in abdomen

Pancreatitis-
• quick attack
• pain in side
• inflammation of pancreas

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What are the major organs in the skeletal system?

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Bones-
• cranium
• sternum
• ribs
• femur
• vertebrae 
• clavicle
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What is the function of the skeletal system?

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It provides support/ structure for body

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What are the diseases associated with the skeletal system?

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Bone cancer-
• bones grow uncontrollably
• hurts

Osteoma-
• bone tumour
• bones grow on top of each other
• deforms

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What are the major organs of the digestive system?

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  • mouth
  • esophagus
  • stomach
  • small intestine
  • large intestine
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What is the function of the digestive system?

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  • Breaks down food
  • Stores until you produce waste
  • Repeats cycle
19
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What are the diseases associated with the digestive system?

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Chron disease-
• inflammation and scarring in the intestine

Celiac disease-
• immune reacting to eating gluten
• damages small intestine

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What are the major organs in the excretory system?

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  • kidney
  • lungs
  • liver
  • skin
  • bladder
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What is the function of the excretory system?

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Elimination of waste products from body

22
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What are the diseases associated with the excretory system?

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Kidney stones-
• hard minerals and acids that stick together
• very painful

Gilbert’s syndrome-
• mild liver disorder
• harmless

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What are the major organs in the respiratory system?

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  • lungs (left and right)
  • Pharynx
  • trachea
  • alveolus
  • bronchus ( left and right )
  • oral cavity
  • Nasal cavity
  • diaphragm
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What is the function of the respiratory system?

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Taking in oxygen and expelling carbon dioxide

25
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What are the diseases associated with the respiratory system?

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Lung cancer-
• have an 80% chance of dying in 5 years
• cells grow and see harmful chemicals

Emphysema disease-
• most common way is to get it by smoking
• shortness of breath
• lung tissue that helps breath in oxygen and breath out carbon dioxide is destroyed

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What are the major organs in the nervous system?

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  • brain
  • nerves
  • spinal cord
  • ganglion
  • central nerve system
  • peripheral nerve system
  • neurons
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What is the function of the nervous system?

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  • controls movement
  • receives and sends messages to system
  • Needs central and peripheral systems and well as 3 neurons to be able to function
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What are the diseases associated with the nervous system?

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Motor neuron disease-
• weakness in muscles
• slurred speech
• can barely move

Epilepsy-
• brain disorder
• seizures 
• sudden discharge of energy by nerve cells 
• 1-3 minutes
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What are the major organs of the muscular system?

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  • triceps
  • deltoid
  • pectorals
  • quadriceps
  • rectus abdominus
  • visceral muscle
  • skeletal muscle
  • cardiac muscle
30
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What is the function of the muscular system?

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  • movement and stability
  • Visceral muscle- moves stuff throughout organs
  • cardiac muscle- keeps blood pumping
  • skeletal muscle- moves body closer to bone
31
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What are the diseases associated with the muscular system?

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Fibromyalgia-
• fatigue
• sleep
• mood issues
• widespread pain through body
• muscle pain and tenderness

Neuromuscular disorder-
• neurons becomes unhealthy and die

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