Organ and Systems Flashcards
Integumentary System
- protective barrier
- temperature regulation
- -sensation
- hair, sweat glands, and nails
Integumentary system organ
-skin
Skeletal system
- supports body
- stores minerals
- produces blood cells
- allows movement with muscles
- also includes cartilage, ligaments, and bone marrow
skeletal system organs
-bone and joints
Muscular system
-body movement
Muscular system organs
-skeletal muscle
Nervous system
- receives information
- interprets information
- initiates responses
Nervous system organs
brain and spinal cord
Endocrine system
- secretes hormones
- regulates body activity
Endocrine system organs
- pituitary
- Thyroid
- Thymus
- Pancreas
- Adrenal
- Testis
- ovaries
Cardiovascular system
-transports blood
Cardiovascular system organs
- artery
- heart
- Vein
- capillaries
- blood (inside vessels)
Lymphatic System
- kills pathogens
- kills diseased cells
- returns fluid from interstitial area to blood
Lymphatic system organs
- thymus
- spleen
Respiratory system
- obtains oxygen
- disposes of carbon dioxide
respiratory system organs
- nasal cavity
- trachea
- lung
Digestive System
- digests food
- absorbs nutrients
Digestive system organs
- Oral cavity
- Esophagus
- liver
- gallbladder
- stomach
- pancreas
- colon
- small intestine
Urinary System
- eliminates waste
- balances PH, water, salt
Urinary System organs
- kidney
- ureter
- bladder
Male reproductive system
- produces sperm
- secretes male hormones
male reproductive system organs
-testis
Female reproductive organs
- produces ova
- nourishes newborn
- secretes female hormones
Female reproductive system organ
- ovary
- uterus