organ systems Flashcards

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chronic traumatic encephalopathy

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serious brain injury associated with high-impact head trauma

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hyperthyroidism

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endocrine gland secretes a greater than normal amount of thyroxine or T4 (increased heart rate, weight loss, exophthalmos bulging eyeballs, and increased energy level)

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digestive system

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mouth, pharynx (throat), esophagus, stomach, intestines, liver, gallbladder & pancreas

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4
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urinary or excretory

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kidneys, ureters, bladder, urethra

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respiratory

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nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchial tubes, lungs (exchange of gas)

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6
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reproductive

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ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterus, vagina, mammary glands

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endocrine

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thyroid gland (in neck), pituitary gland (base of brain), sex glands (ovaries and testes), adrenal glands, pancreas (islets of Langerhans), parathyroid glands

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nervous

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brain, spinal cord, nerves

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circulatory

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heart, blood vessels (arteries, veins, capillaries), lymphatic vessels and nodes, spleen, thymus gland

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musculoskeletal

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muscles, bones, joints

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skin and sense organs

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hair, skin, nails, sweat glands, sebaceous glands (oil), ear, nose, eye, and tongue

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