Module 2 Body System Roles Flashcards
The Cardiovascular Systems main purposes
Move blood in order to deliver oxygen and remove carbon dioxide from the different parts of the body.
What do Arteries, Capillaries, and Veins do?
Arteries carry blood, rich in oxygen, away from the heart to the body cells. Capillaries are the tiniest vessels and connect the arteries and veins. Veins carry blood with carbon dioxide back toward the heart.
The blood carries Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide, Nutrients, Antibodies, and Waste products to the ___________ .
Cells
The Respiratory Systems main function.
Transfer oxygen from the air to the blood and remove carbon dioxide from the blood for transfer to the air.
Oxygen is inhaled and ___________ is exhaled.
Carbon dioxide
What are the integumentary systems three layers?
The Epidermis, the dermis, and the subcutaneous layer.
What is the Epidermis?
The outer layer of skin, made of flat, tough cells that are constantly being shed or replaced.
What is the Dermis?
Just below the Epidermis, made up of connective tissue with tiny blood vessels and nerve endings.
What are Four parts of a Dermis?
- Hair follicles
- Sebaceous glands (oil glands) that lubricator the hairs
- Sweat glands that help regulate body temperature
- Sense receptors that send messages to the brain when pain, pressure, heat, cold, or touch occure
What is the Subcutaneous layer made up of?
A combination of fibrous and fatty connective tissues.
The fibrous tissue attaches the upper skin layers to the _________.
Skeletal muscles.
What does the fatty tissue in the Subcutaneous layer do?
Holds in body heat, acts like an insulator against cold, and is a surplus form of energy.
What are the three main steps for healing wounds?
- Inflammation
- Granulation
- Epithelialization
What does cleansing a wound mean?
Getting rid of dead cells and drainage, and excessive dressing materials that might be in the wound bed.
What is Debriding?
Getting rid of narcotic (dead) tissue as well as removing some healthy tissue from the wound bed.
What is the genito-urinary system made up of?
Two kidneys (produce urine by filtering blood)
Two ureters (tubes that carry urine from kidneys to the bladder)
A urinary bladder (holds the urine until it is expelled)
A urethra (tube which Carrie’s urin from the bladder to outside the body)
Male and female reproductive organs.
What are the four main functions of the Genito-Urinary system?
1.Cleaning the blood of waste
2.Regulating the amount of water in the body
3.Regulating the acid and mineral balance in the body
4.Reproduction
What does “Genito” refer too?
Reproductive organs
What does “Urinary” refer too?
The organs involved with making and getting rid of urine.
What does the Gastrointestinal system consists of?
The stomach, intestine, rectum, liver, and esophagus.
What is the main role of gastrointestinal system?
Digesting food so all cells of the body can use it.
Where does the digestive process begin?
The moment food is put into the mouth.