organ system Flashcards
Digestive system consists of three divisions including the __, __, and __ __ comprising the esophagus, the stomach, the small intestine, and the large intestine.
mouth, pharynx, alimentary canal
food in the stomach is mixed with the gastric juice and converted into __
chyme
in the small intestine, the food or chyme is __ by secretions from glands in the intestinal wall and from the liver, gallbladder, and pancreas;
digested
in the large intestine, __ and __ are absorbed and the waste products are transported to the __ and __ __, where they are eliminated as feces.
water and electrolytes; rectum and anal canal
Respiratory system consist of what portions?
a conduction portion and a respiratory portion
what comprises conduction portion?
nose, nasal cavity, and paranasal sinuses, pharynx, larynx, trachea, and bronchi.
what comprises respiratory portion?
lungs and alveoli
True or false: respiratory system is concerned with speech, which involves the intermittent release of exhaled air and the opening and closing of the glottis.
true
What comprises urinary system?
kidneys
ureters
bladder
urethra
• Controls and integrates functions of other organ systems and plays a very important role in the reproduction, growth, and metabolism, which are slower processes than the rapid processes of the nervous system
Endocrine System
what consist the male reproductive system?
testes
system of ducts
various glands
urethra
what does testes produce?
spermatozoa and sex hormones
what consist female reproductive system?
ovaries uterine tubes uterus vagina external genital organs
what does ovaries produce?
oocytes
what transmit spermatozoa to the opposite direction?
uterine tubes
