Organ Systems Flashcards
support and protects the body
Skeletal system
Provides a surface area for muscle attachments
Skeletal system
Aids body movements
Skeletal system
Houses cells that produce blood cells
Skeletal system
Stores mineral and lipids
Skeletal system
produces body movements
Muscular system
Stabilize body position
Muscular system
Generate heat
Muscular system
3 types of muscles
Skeletal muscle
Smooth muscle
Cardiac muscle
generates action potential (nerve impulses) to regulate body activities
Nervous system
Detects changes in the body’s internal and external environment
Nervous system
2 types of nervous system
Peripheral nervous system
Central nervous system
Interprets changes causing muscular contractions or glandular secretions
Nervous system
Regulates body activities by releasing hormones which are chemical messengers transported in blood from an endocrine gland or tissue to a target organ
Endocrine system
Some organs in endocrine system
Pancreas, hypothalamus, testis, ovaries
Some organs in nervous system
Brain, spinal cord, nerves, ganglion
Heart pumps blood through blood vessels
Cardiovascular system
Blood carries oxygen and nutrients to cells and co2 and wastes away from cells and helps regulate acid-balance temp.
Cardiovascular system
Blood components helps defense against disease
Cardiovascular disease
Returns proteins and fluid to blood
Lymphatic system
Carries lipids from GI tract to blood
Lymphatic system
Include structures where lymphocytes that protect against disease-causing microbes
Lymphatic system
Some organs in lymphatic system
Bone marrow, lymph nodes, spleen, tonsil
Transfers oxygen from inhaled air to blood and co2 from blood to exhaled air
Respiratory system
