Organ Systems

Question 1

How many organ systems are there?

Answer 1

11

Question 2

integumentary system basic function

Answer 2

covers and protects body, glands help control body temperature

Question 3

skeletal system basic function

Answer 3

supports body, allows movement, protects the body

Question 4

muscular system basic function

Answer 4

works with skeletal system to provide movement, moves materials within body

Question 5

digestive system basic function

Answer 5

• ingestion
• digestion
• absorption of nutrients
• elimination of solid wastes

Question 6

respiratory system basic function

Answer 6

exchange of gases

Question 7

circulatory system basic function

Answer 7

transportation of materials (such as oxygen,
nutrients, hormones, and wastes) within body

Question 8

nervous system basic function

Answer 8

• controls body functions
• coordinates responses and activities

Question 9

endocrine system basic function

Answer 9

• controls growth and development
• controls metabolism

Question 10

excretory system basic function

Answer 10

• elimination of wastes

Question 11

lymphatic system

Answer 11

• protects body from disease
• circulates fluid called lymph
• absorbs and transports fats

Question 12

lymphatic system examples

Answer 12

white blood cells, thymus, spleen, lymph nodes,lymph vessels

Question 13

excretory system example

Answer 13

skin, kidney, bladder, ureter, urethra

Question 14

endocrine system example

Answer 14

glands (pituitary, hypothalamus, thyroid, adrenals),
pancreas, ovaries (in females), testes (in males)

Question 15

nervous system example

Answer 15

brain, nerves, spinal cord

Question 16

respiratory system example

Answer 16

nose, mouth, trachea, lungs, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli, diaphragm

Question 17

circulatory system example

Answer 17

heart, blood vessels, blood

Question 18

muscular system example

Answer 18

skeletal muscle, smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, tendons, ligaments

Question 19

digestive system example

Answer 19

mouth, esophagus, stomach, pancreas, gallbladder, liver, intestines, rectum

Question 20

integumentary system example

Answer 20

skin, hair, nails, glands

Question 21

skeletal system example

Answer 21

bones, cartilage

Question 22

What is an organ?

Answer 22

an organized group of tissues that preform a specific function

Question 23

what is the path of oxygen?

Answer 23

nose/ mouth
pharnyx
larynx
trachea
bronchus
lung
bronchioles
aveolus
capillory blood vessel
red blood vessel

Question 24

What are muscular contractions

Answer 24

keep blood moving in the right direction

Question 25

what does the pancreas do?

Answer 25

makes enzymes to break down fats

Question 26

What is peristalsis

Answer 26

the rhythmic constriction and relaxation of the smooth muscles that line the esophagus