Human Organ Systems Flashcards
Label the Respiratory System. Describe the role of the
lungs, diaphragm, and ribs in breathing. (7)
PPT 16 (1)
Lungs - Contain the gas exchange surfaces (2)
Ribs - Provide a moveable cage to enclose and protect the lungs (2)
Diaphragm - Works with the intercostal muscles to allow ventilation to happen (2)
How the lungs and alveoli are adapted to gaseous
exchange. (6)
Any Three of: (6)
Large surface area - many alveoli are present in the lungs with a shape that further increases surface area.
Thin walls - alveolar walls are one cell thick providing gases with a short diffusion distance.
Moist walls - gases dissolve in the moisture helping them to pass across the gas exchange surface.
Permeable walls - allow gases to pass through.
The stages in human development from fertilised egg to
death. (6)
- Foetus (1)
- Baby (1)
- Childhood (1)
- Adolescence (1)
- Adulthood (1)
- Old age (1)
The organs of the male reproductive system. (11)
Testes - produce millions of male sex cells called sperm
make male sex hormones (1) e.g. Testosterone (1)
Scrotum - a bag of skin outside the body where the testes are stored. (1) They are at a lower temperature than the rest of the body. (1)
The epididymis is a muscular coiled tube where sperm are stored. (1)
The sperm duct transports the sperm from the testes to the penis. (1)
The prostate gland and the seminal vesicle add fluid to sperm. (1)
The fluid and sperm together is called semen. (1)
Semen and urine from the bladder both leave the penis through the urethra (1)
The penis has 2 functions:
to pass urine out of the man’s body (1)
to pass semen into the vagina of a woman. (1)
The organs of the female reproductive system. (6)
Vulva – the outermost part of the female reproductive system where the urethra is found. (1)
Vagina – a muscular tube that leads from the cervix to the outside of the woman’s body. (1)
Cervix – is a ring of muscle at the lower end of the uterus. It keeps the baby in place while the woman is pregnant. (1)
Uterus – also known as the womb it is where the fertilised zygote will develop. (1)
Oviduct – also known as the fallopian tube it is a tube through which an ovum or egg passes from an ovary. (1)
Ovary – where the unfertilised eggs are stored. (1)
Distinguish between and describe sexual and asexual
reproduction.
Asexual reproduction does not involve sex cells or fertilisation. Only one parent is required. As a result, the offspring are genetically identical to the parent and to each other. They are clones. (1)
Sexual reproduction allows some of the genetic information from each parent to mix, producing offspring that resemble their parents, but are not identical to them. In this way, sexual reproduction leads to variety in the offspring. Animals and plants can reproduce using sexual reproduction. (1)
Define puberty (1)
The reproductive system of a child is not mature. It needs to change as a boy or girl develops into an adult, so that the system is fully working. The time when the changes happen is called puberty. (1)
Define and describe adolescence. (1)
Adolescece is the time between puberty and adulthood. (1)
Describe puberty in males. (3)
Testicles produce sperm. (1)
Penis grows longer and wider. (1)
Testicles grow larger and fuller. (1)
Wet Dreams. (1)
Describe puberty in females. (5)
Ovaries start releasing eggs. (1)
Periods start. (1)
Produce vaginal discharge. (1)
Breasts develop. (1)
Hips get bigger. (1)
Describe puberty in males and females. (13)
Grow taller. (1)
Skin becomes oily. (1)
Spots appear on skin. (1)
Hair grows on face. (1)
Hair grows under arms. (1)
Hair grows on arms and face. (1)
Hair grows on genitals (pubic hair). (1)
Body produces sex hormones. (1)
Weight gain. (1)
Body shape changes. (1)
Face shape changes. (1)
Voice becomes deeper. (1)
Body sweats more. (1)
The stages of the menstrual cycle. (1)
1 - Bleeding from the vagina begins. This is caused by the loss of the lining of the uterus. This is called menstruation or having a period. (1)
5 - Blood loss stops. The lining of the uterus begins to re-grow and an ovum starts to mature in one of the ovaries. (1)
14 - Ovulation occurs. The ovum travels through the oviduct towards the uterus. (1)
28 - If the ovum does not join with a sperm cell in the oviduct, the lining of the uterus begins to break down again and the cycle repeats. (1)
Fertilisation, implantation and development of the
embryo.
Fertilisation is the process in which the nucleus of a sperm cell fuses with the nucleus of an egg cell to produce a zygote which will eventually grow into offspring. (1)
When the embryo reaches the uterus , implantation occurs. This is when the embryo attaches to the thick uterus lining to receive nourishment. The placenta , umbilical cord , amnion and amniotic fluid form. (1)
A fertilised ovum divides to form a ball of cells called an embryo. The embryo attaches to the lining of the uterus. It begins to develop into a fetus and then becomes a baby when it is born. It takes about 40 weeks for a fetus to develop in the uterus. This time is called gestation. (1)
Function of the placenta and the umbilical cord.
The placenta allows substances to diffuse from the mother’s blood to the foetus (e.g. oxygen and glucose).
Substances can also diffuse from the foetus to the mother’s blood (e.g. carbon dioxide and urea).
The umbilical cord attaches the placenta to the foetus. It contains the umbilical artery and the umbilical vein.
The umbilical artery carries urea and carbon dioxide from the foetus to the mother’s blood.
The umbilical vein carries oxygen and nutrients from the mother’s blood to the foetus.
Maternal blood and foetal blood systems are close together but not joined. They are separated by thin membranes that allow diffusion to occur.
Pregnancy and Birth.
- The muscular uterus walls begin to contract.
- The contractions becomes stronger and the cervix muscle starts to relax.
- At some stage the amnion breaks and the fluid comes out of the vagina.
- Once the cervix is 10cm dilated the strong contractions begin to push the baby out.
- The baby comes out head first, the umbilical cord is tied and cut.
- About half an hour after the baby is born the placenta breaks away and passes out of the vagina.