Organ Systems Flashcards

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Muscular

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  • Skeletal muscles: Responsible for movement
  • Cardiac muscles: Responsible for circulating blood through the body
  • Smooth muscles: Responsible for the involuntary movements in your body
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Skeletal

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  • Bones: Provides structure and support for the human body
  • Cartilage: Helps the skeletal system work smoothly and protects the bones
  • Ligaments: Connect bones together
  • Tendons: Connect bones to the muscular system
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Nervous

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  • Eyes: Convert light waves into signals
  • Ears: Convert sound waves into electrical pulses
  • Tongue: Taste receptors send signals to the brain
  • Nose: Sends smell signals to the brain
  • Skin: Sends senses to the brain
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Respiratory

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  • Air enters nose and mouth
  • Air travels down throat into trachea
  • Air enters bronchi, travels down to lungs
  • Air enters alveoli which are on the end of the lungs, they send air throughout body
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Endocrine

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  • Placenta
  • Pineal gland
  • Thymus
  • Ovaries
  • Testes
  • Pituitary
  • Thyroid
  • Parathyroid glands
  • Pancreas
  • Adrenal glands
    All work together to regulate metabolism.
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Excretory

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  • Kidneys: Filter waste products from blood and turn them into urine
  • Ureters: Pathways from kidneys to bladder
  • Bladder: Sac to hold urine
  • Urethra: Urine exits through here
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Reproductive- male

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  • Penis
  • Scrotum
  • Testicles
  • Epididymis
  • Effelex duct
  • Ejaculatory ducts
  • Urinary tract
  • Seminal sacs or vesicles
  • Prostate gland
  • Onion gland
    They all work together to produce sperm and produce testosterone.
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Reproductive- female

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  • Vagina
  • Uterus
  • Fallopian tubes
  • Ovaries
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Digestive system

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  • Mouth
  • Esophagus
  • Stomach
  • Small intestine
  • Large intestine
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Circulatory/cardiovascular

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  • Heart
  • Veins: bring blood to heart
  • Arteries: send blood away from heart
  • Capillaries
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