Human Organ System

Question 1

Circulatory System:
Structures?
Function?

Answer 1

Structures: heart, blood vessels, and blood

Function: brings oxygen, nutrients, and hormones to cells

Question 2

Respiratory System:
Structures?
Function?

Answer 2

Structures: nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchitis, lungs

Function: provides oxygen for cellular respiration and removes excess carbon dioxide from the body

Question 3

Digestive System:
Structures?
Function?

Answer 3

Structures: mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small and large intestine, and rectum

Function: converts food into simpler molecules that can be used by the cell of the body

Question 4

Excretory System:
Structures?
Function?

Answer 4

Structures: Skin, lungs, kidneys, uterus, bladder, and urethra

Function: eliminates waste products from the body in ways that maintain homeostasis

Question 5

Endocrine System:
Structures?
Function?

Answer 5

Structures: hypothalamus, pituitary, pancreas, thyroid, ovaries (in females) and testes (in males)

Function: controls growth, development, and metabolism maintains homeostasis

Question 6

What is homeostasis?

Answer 6

Organisms keep internal conditions relatively constant

Question 7

Which two systems are responsible for removing CO2 from your body?

Answer 7

Respiratory and circulatory

Question 8

What is the function of the kidney?

Answer 8

Remove waste products from blood

Question 9

What is the thyroid?

Answer 9

Regulates metabolism throughout the body

Question 10

What is the function of the small intestine?

Answer 10

Absorb nutrients

Question 11

Why is kidney failure so deadly?

Answer 11

Body fluids rise to dangerous levels when kidneys loose their filtering ability

Question 12

Which organ is responsible of regulating hormones?

Answer 12

Thyroid

Question 13

The fight or flight response includes greater heart output and rise in blood pressure. The response is due to?

Answer 13

Adrenaline secreted by the adrenal glands