Organ System Overview Flashcards
its role is to be the boundary to our internal and external organs
skin
allows only needed substances
preventing entry of potentially damaging or unecessary substance.
external organs
protects internal organs from drying out
integumentary system
protects internal organs from the heat of sunlight
integumentary system
promoted by the muscular system, skeletal system produce the bones
Movement
ability to sense changes (stimuli) in the environment
nerve cells are highly irritable and can communicate rapidly with each other.
Responsiveness
bears the major responsibility for responsiveness
nervous system
are highly irritable and can communicate rapidly with each other.
nerve cells
the process of breaking down ingested food into simple molecules that blood absorbs
digestion
chemical reactions that occur within the body and all its cell
metabolism
breaking down complex substance into simpler building blocks
metabolism
process of removing waste from the body.
excretion
get rid of the indigestible food
excretion
dispose waste in urine
excretion
skin dispose sweat
excretion
