Integumentary, Circulatory & Respiratory Systems

Question 1

Epithelial Structure

Answer 1

System of the body most visible to the eye is the skin, integument.
Tissue that covers the inner or outer surfaces of organ systems, protects the organs it covers and performs other functions, such as secretion or absorption, depending on the organ surface covered.

Question 2

Skin

Answer 2

Cutis, most important epithelial organ system. Protects the inner organs of the body from the environment.

Question 3

Keratin

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Dermis

Answer 4

Provides both structural and nutritional support to the epidermis. The dermis consists of collagen, elastin, and reticular fibers.

Question 5

Hypodermis

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Blood Vessels

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Motor Nerves

Answer 7

Control movement by stimulating muscles to contract and relax

Question 8

Sensory Nerves

Answer 8

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

Question 9

Integumentary System

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Hair

Answer 10

A nonliving structure partially composed of keratin; provides warmth, protects the skin from moisture, sunlight, and other damage, and gives some species distinctive markings for protective or reproductive purposes

Question 11

Claw

Answer 11

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

Question 12

Hoof

Answer 12

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

Question 13

Sebaceous Gland

Answer 13

Microscopic infoldings of the epidermis that are usually associated with hair follicles

Question 14

Circulatory System

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

Question 15

Cardiovascular System

Answer 15

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

Question 16

Lymphatic System

Answer 16

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

Question 17

Heart

Answer 17

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

Question 18

Cardiac Pacemaker

Answer 18

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

Question 19

Systole

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

Question 20

Diastole

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The phase during repolarization where the cardiac muscle cells relax and the chambers enlarge and fill with blood

Question 21

Arteries

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

Question 22

Capillaries

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Microscopic blood vessels that connect arteries to veins and allow the exchange of gases, nutrients, and waste materials between blood and the body’s cells

Question 23

Veins

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Carry blood from the body’s cells back toward the heart

Question 24

Arterioles

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

Question 25

Blood

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

Question 26

Plasma

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

Question 27

Erythrocytes

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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

Question 28

Lymph

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

Question 29

Respiration

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Provides the body with oxygen and removes certain waste gases from the body; comprised of external respiration and internal respiration

Question 30

Upper Respiratory Tract

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All anatomical structures of the respiratory tract that are outside of the lungs

Question 31

Pharynx

Answer 31

The common passageway for both the respiratory and digestive systems

Question 32

Larynx

Answer 32

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 pseudostratified columnar epithelium

Question 33

Trachea

Answer 33

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

Question 34

Lungs

Answer 34

Primary organs of respiration

Question 35

Respiratory Center

Answer 35

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