Organ systems

Question 1

What are the organ systems of the body?

Answer 1

• Integumentary system
• Skeletal system
• Muscular system
• Urinary system
• Lymphatic system
• Reproductive system
• Respiratory system
• Cardiovascular system
• Digestive system
• Nervous system
• Endocrine system

Question 2

What is the function of the integumentary system?

Answer 2

• Protection, covers the body
• Produces vitamin D with sunlight
• Excretes salts in perspiration
• Helps regulate body temperature
• Sensory receptors in skin alert us of what happens on body surface

Question 3

What consists of the integumentary system?

Answer 3

Skin
Hair
Fingernails

Question 4

What is the function of the skeletal system?

Answer 4

• Provides framework
• Causes movement
• Contains sites where blood cells are formed

Question 5

What consists of the skeletal system?

Answer 5

• Bones
• Cartilages
• Joints

Question 6

What is the function of the muscular system?

Answer 6

Muscles contract or shorten so that movement occurs

Question 7

What consists of the muscular system?

Answer 7

Large, fleshy muscles attached to bones

Question 8

What is the function of the nervous system?

Answer 8

Quickly responds to stimuli using appropriate body effectors

Question 9

What consists of the nervous system?

Answer 9

• Brain
• Spinal cord
• Neurons
• Sensory receptors
• Muscles
• Glands

Question 10

What is the function of the endocrine system?

Answer 10

Produces hormones and releases them into the blood to travel to target organs.
Hormones control growth, reproduction and use of nutrients by cells

Question 11

What does the endocrine system consist of?

Answer 11

• Pituitary
• Thyroid
• Parathyroid
• Adrenals
• Thymus
• Pancreas
• Pineal
• Ovaries
• Testes

Question 12

What is the function of the cardiovascular system?

Answer 12

Delivers oxygen, nutrients, hormones and other substances to, and picks us waste such as carbon dioxide from cells near sites of exchange by the blood.

Question 13

What is the cardiovascular system consisted of?

Answer 13

Heart and blood vessels

Question 14

What is the function of the lymphatic system?

Answer 14

When fluid is leaked into tissues from the blood, lymphatic vessels return it to the bloodsteam so that there is enough blood to continuously circulate through the body.
The lymph nodes and other lymphoid organs help to cleanse the blood and house white blood cells involved in immunity.

Question 15

What does the lymphatic system consist of?

Answer 15

• Lymphatic vessels
• Lymph nodes
• Other lymphoid organs such as spleen and tonsils

Question 16

What is the function of the respiratory system?

Answer 16

Keep body supplied with oxygen and remove carbon dioxide.
Gases are exchanged with the blood through the thin walls of these alveoli.

Question 17

What does the respiratory system consist of?

Answer 17

• Nasal passages
• Pharynx
• Larynx
• Trachea
• Bronchi
• Lungs
• Alveoli

Question 18

What is the function of the digestive system?

Answer 18

Break down food for dispersal to body cells

Question 19

What does the digestive system consist of?

Answer 19

Mouth, oesophagus, stomach, small and large intestines, rectum, liver, salivary glands, pancreas, anus, gall bladder

Question 20

What is the function of the urinary system?

Answer 20

Disposal of waste products.
Maintains the body’s water and salt (electrolyte) balance.
Regulates the acid-based balance of the blood.
Helps regulate normal blood pressure.

Question 21

What is the urinary system consisted of?

Answer 21

Kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra

Question 22

What is the function of the reproductive system?

Answer 22

To produce offspring

Question 23

What is the reproductive system consisted of?

Answer 23

Scrotum, penis, accessory glands, duct system/ eggs, uterine tubes, uterus, vagina