Intro to A&P Flashcards
what is anatomy
the structure of body parts and how they are organized together
what is physiology
how body parts work individually
What is pathophysiology
How a disorder or disease interferes with the normal functioning of a body part
What is the integumentary system
It forms the external body covering(skin, hair, nails)
What are the functions of the integumentary system
Protects and senses the environment
what are the functions of the skeletal system
Protects the body, supports the body, forms blood cells, stores minerals.
what are the functions of the muscular system
Movement of the body, produces heat.
What are the functions of the cardiovascular system
Carries nutrients and hormones to cells, carries wastes away from cells
What are the functions of the respiratory system
Supplies the body with oxygen, removes carbon dioxide from the body
what are the functions of the nervous system
Rapid communication between body parts, rapid control of body parts
What are the functions of the endocrine system
Control of body processes such as reproduction, metabolism, and growth using hormones.
What are the functions of the digestive system
Breaks down food into simpler nutrients, absorbs nutrients, eliminates indigestible waste as feces
What are the functions of the reproductive system
Produces offspring (babies)
What is the functions of the lymphatic system
Structural components of the immune system, maintains the blood’s volume by returning fluids back to the blood
What is the levels of organization of a human being from simplest to most complex
Atoms, molecules, cell, tissue, organ, organ system, Organism
