Organ System Interview Flashcards
1
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- Skin and its appendages (nail, hairs, glands)
- Skin is also called “Integument”
- forms the external part of our body
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Integumentary System
2
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Integumentary System
Six Functions:
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- waterproofs the body
- cushions & protects deeper tissues from injuries
- produces vitamin D w/ help of sunlight
- excrete salt in perspiration
- help regulate body temp
- location of cutaneous nerve receptors
3
Q
- bones, cartilages, ligaments, and joints
- supports the body
- protects the organs (skull protecting the brain and the rib cage protecting the lungs and heart)
- provide muscle attachment for movement
- site of blood formation
- stores minerals
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Skeletal System
4
Q
- major function is movement
- produces heat during extraneous activity
- produces movement of bones or allows locomotion
- skeletal muscles contract (or shorten)
- maintains posture
- mobility of body as a whole reflects the activity of skeletal muscles (the largely fleshy muscles attached to the bones)
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Muscular System
5
Q
Muscular System
Three Kinds of Muscles
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- Skeletal Muscles
- Cardiac Muscles
- Visceral organs (laman loob)
6
Q
- control system
- brain, spinal cord, nerves and sensory receptors
- responds to internal and external stimuli
- sensory receptors detect changes and send messages to the Central Nervous System (CNS)
- CNS assesses information & activates effectors (muscles & glands)
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Nervous System
7
Q
secretes chemical molecules called hormones into the blood
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Endocrine System
8
Q
Endocrine System
3 body functions controlled by hormones:
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- Growth
- Reproduction
- Use of nutrients
9
Q
Endocrine System
Eight Endocrine Glands
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- Pituitary
- Thyroid
- Parathyroid
- adrenal
- Thymus
- Pancreas
- Pineal
- Ovaries (for females) and Testes (for males)
10
Q
- Primary organs are the HEART and BLOOD VESSELS
- Heart - pumps blood
- Vessels - transport blood to tissues
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Cardiovascular System
11
Q
What are the Three things that Blood Transport?
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- Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide
- Nutrients
- Hormones
12
Q
Cardiovascular System
contains WBC and chemicals to provide what?
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protection from foreign invaders
13
Q
- lymphatic vessels, lymph nodes, lymphoid organs
- complements the cardiovascular system by returning leaked fluids back to the bloodstream
- Lymph nodes and other lymphoid organs (spleen and tonsils) cleanse blood
- houses WBC, involved in immunity
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Lymphatic System
14
Q
gases are exchanged w/ blood through air sacs in lungs
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Respiratory System
15
Q
Respiratory System
Six parts
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nasal passages, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and lungs
