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Integumentary, Circulatory, And Respiratory Systems Flashcards

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An epithelial structure that protects the inner organs of the body from the environment and keeps body contents confined

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Skin

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The outer most layer of skin

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Epidermis

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A fiber like protein that provides toughness to the cell and therefore to the skin

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Keratin

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Provides both structural and nutritional support to the epidermis. The dermis consists of collagen and elastic and particular fibers

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Dermis

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Subcutaneous layer that lies beneath the epidermal and dermal structures; composed primarily a fat, but it also contains blood vessels, nerves, and connective tissue; stores fat, helps regulate body temperature, and supports the layer above it

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Hypodermis

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Run throughout all areas of the skin, but especially the dermis; carry oxygen and nutrients directly to the dermis and indirectly to the epidermis

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Blood vessels

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Control movement by stimulating muscles to contract and relax

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Motor nerves

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Carries sensory information, such as the sensation of touch, to the central nervous system

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Sensory nerves

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Consists of Skin and all its related structures like hair, paw pads, hooves, horns, antlers, and skin glands

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Integumentary system

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A non living structure partially composed of cartilage and; provides warmth, protects the skin for moisture, sunlight and other damage. Give some species distinctive markings for protective purpose

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Hair

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A modified extension of the dermis and epidermis of the toe composed primarily of horny or characterized epidermal tissue

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Claw

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A specialized extension of horny epidermal tissue extending over the distal digit

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Hoof

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Is microscopic foldings of the epidermis that are usually associated with hair follicles

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Sebacious gland

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Provides transport operations throughout the body, a means of movement for a variety of substances through the body

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Circulatory system

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Carries blood and it’s associated cells and products through the body; consists of a network of arteries, capillaries and veins

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Cardiovascular system

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Consists of a network of vessels coursing throughout the body that carry fluid called lymph; comprises lymphatic vessels, lymph nodes the famous gland and spleen

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Lymphatic system

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Is a large muscle that sits in the thoracic cavity and contracts and relaxes in a rhythmic fashion, creating a pumping action that forces blood circulate throughout the body

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Heart

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Where the normal electrical impulses in the heart originate; electrical impulses that stimulate the heart muscle to contract

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Cardiac pacemaker

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The contraction phase of the heartbeat that takes place as the current travels around the heart

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Systole

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The phase during repolorization where the cardiac muscle relax and the chambers in large and fill with blood

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Diastole

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Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart toward the cells of the body

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Arteries

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Microscopic blood vessels that connect arteries to veins and allow the exchange of gasses, nutrients, and waste materials between blood and the bodies cells

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Capillaries

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Carry blood from the bodies cells back toward the heart

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Veins

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The smallest form of artery, carry blood from the muscular arteries to capillaries

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Arterioles

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A fluid vital to life; contains a fluid component (plasma) and blood cells

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Blood

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The liquid portion of the blood after all the blood cells have been removed

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Plasma

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Red blood cells; the most common type of blood cell and the primary means by which oxygen is transported throughout the body

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Erythrocytes

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A protein rich fluid that contains some lymphocytes but no other cells

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Lymph

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Provide the body with oxygen and remove certain waste gasses from the body; comprised of external respiration and internal respiration

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Respiration

30
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All anatomical structures of the respiratory track that are outside of the lungs

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Upper respiratory tract

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The common passage way for both the respiratory and digestive systems

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PHARYNX

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Acts as the gatekeeper to the lower respiratory tract, preventing food and liquid from entering the airway; composed of cartilage plates of varying sizes covered with a layer of

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Larynx

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A series of rings of cartilage called the tracheal rings connected by soft connective tissue to form a tube

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Trachea

34
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Primary organs of respiration

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Lungs

35
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An area of nerve cells located in the brain’s medulla oblongata and pons

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Respiratory center

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