Lab Quiz #1 Flashcards
Anatomy def’n
Study of the Human body’s structure/form
Physiology def’n
Study of human body function
What organs and functions are involved with the nervous system?
Organs: brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves and sense organs
Function: controls and integrates body activities within and outside of the body
What organs and functions are involved with the integumentary system?
Organs: Skin, associated sense organs, sweat and oil glands
Functions: protection, thermoregulation, prevents water loss, houses sensory receptors and involved in vitamins D synthesis.
What organs and functions are involved with the Skeletal system?
Organs: Bones, Cartilage, Ligaments and bone marrow.
Function: Support, protection, stores minerals and produces blood cells.
What organs and functions are involved with the Muscular system?
Organs: Skeletal muscle
Functions: movement, produces heat, posture and controls openings
What organs and functions are involved with the Endorcine system?
Organs: Pituitary and pineal gland, thyroid and parathyroid gland, thymus, pancreas, adrenal gland, testes and ovaries, endocrine tissue in other systems.
Function: Produces hormones allowing long term control of target cell metabolism.
What organs and functions are involved with the reproductive system? Male and female
Male organs: scrotum, testes, ductus deferentia, seminal vesicles, prostate gland, bulbourethral gland, penis
Female organs: ovaries, uterine tubes, uterus, cervix, vagina, labia, clitoris, mammary gland.
Function: Produces and maintains gametes and sex hormones, allows transfer of gamete’s, supports development of embryo and birth process and involved in lactation.
What organs and functions are involved with the cardiovascular system?
Organs: Heart blood vessels and blood
Function: Transports materials throughout the body, helps maintain temperature and balance.
What organs and functions are involved with the respiratory system?
Organs: Nasal cavity + sinuses, pharynx, larynx, bronchial tree, lungs.
Function: moves air in and out of the body, exchanges gases between air and blood, involved in pH balance and speech.
What organs and functions are involved with the Lymphatic system?
Organs: lymphatic vessels, lymph nodes, thymus spleen, tonsils.
Function: takes fluid from leaked blood capillaries and returns it to blood, filters blood and houses immune system.
What organs and functions are involved with the digestive system?
Organs: Mouth, teeth, tongue, salivary glands, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, liver, pancreas, gallbladder, intestines, rectum, anus.
Function: Breaks down food, absorbs useful nutrients and voids residue as feces.
What organs and functions are involved with the urinary system?
Organs: Kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra
Function: removes metabolic waste, maintains electrolyte, pH and water balance, and maintains blood pressure.
What are the 11 organ systems?
- Reproductive
- Respiratory
- Urinary
- Endocrine
- Respiratory
- Cardiovascular
- Nervous
- Integumentary
- Skeletal
- Muscular
- Lymphatic
What is another way to describe “towards the front”?
Anterior/ ventral
What is another way to describe “towards the back”?
Posterior/dorsal
What is another way to describe “above, towards the head”?
Superior
What is another way to describe “below, towards the feet”?
Inferior
What is another way to describe “towards the middle/midline”?
Medial
What is another way to describe “towards the side/away from midline”?
Lateral
What is another way to describe “towards the surface”?
Superficial
What is another way to describe “away from the surface”?
Deep
What is another way to describe “part of arm/leg that is closer to trunk/point of attachment”?
Proximal
What is another way to describe “part of arm/leg that is farther away from trunk/point of attachment”?
Distal