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Organ Systems Flashcards

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Function: Protects deep tissues and synthesizes vitamin D

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Integumentary System

Skin, sweat glands, oil glands, hair and nails

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Components: Skin, sweat glands, oil glands, hair and nails

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Integumentary System

Protects deep tissues and synthesizes vitamin D

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Components: Bone, cartilage and ligaments

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Skeletal System
Protects and supports body organs, provides a framework muscles use to cause movement, forms blood cells and stores minerals

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Function: Protects and supports body organs, provides a framework muscles use to cause movement, forms blood cells and stores minerals

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Skeletal System

Bone, cartilage and ligaments

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Components: Skeletal muscles, tendons

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Muscular System

Locomotion, facial expression, posture and produces heat

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Function: Locomotion, facial expression, posture and produces heat

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Muscular System

Skeletal muscles, tendons

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Components: Brain, spinal cord, nerves

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Nervous System

Fast-acting control system, responds to stimuli via muscles or glands

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Function: Fast-acting control system, responds to stimuli via muscles or glands

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Nervous System

Brain, spinal cord, nerves

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Components: Glands

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Endocrine System

Releases hormones to act as chemical messengers through blood vessels

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Function: Releases hormones to act as chemical messengers through blood vessels

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Endocrine System

Glands

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Components: Red bone marrow, thymus, spleen, lymphnodes and lymphatic vessels

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Lymphatic System
Returns fluid leaked from blood vessels to blood, disposes of debris, houses white blood cells and carries out immune responses

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Function: Returns fluid leaked from blood vessels to blood, disposes of debris, houses white blood cells and carries out immune responses

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Lymphatic System

Red bone marrow, thymus, spleen, lymphnodes and lymphatic vessels

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Components: Heart, arteries and veins

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Cardiovascular System

Pumps blood throughout body to deliver oxygen and nutrients to organs

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Function: Pumps blood throughout body to deliver oxygen to organs

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Cardiovascular System

Heart, arteries and veins

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Components: Lungs and air passageways, oral cavity including pharynx, larynx, trachea and bronchii

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Respiratory System

Keeps blood supplied with oxygen and removes CO2

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Function: Keeps blood supplied with oxygen and removes CO2

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Respiratory System

Lungs and air passageways, oral cavity including pharynx, larynx, trachea and bronchii

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Components: Oral cavity, esophagus, stomach, intestines, rectum, anus and liver

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Digestive System
Breaks down food into absorbable units that enter blood and are distributed to body cells; indigestible foodstuffs eliminated as feces

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Function: Breaks down food into absorbable units that enter blood and are distributed to body cells; indigestible foodstuffs eliminated as feces

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Digestive System

Oral cavity, esophagus, stomach, intestines, rectum anus and liver

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Components: Kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder and urethra

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Urinary System

Eliminates nitrogenous wastes from the body and regulates H2O, electrolytes and pH

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Function: Eliminates nitrogenous wastes from the body and regulates H2O, electrolytes and pH

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Urinary System

Kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder and urethra

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Components: Males, prostate gland, penis, testes, scrotum, ductus deferens; Females, mammary glands, ovaries, uterine tubes, uterus and vagina

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Reproductive Systems

Production of offspring, sex hormones; delivery of sperm to eggs for fertilization

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Function: Production of offspring, sex hormones; delivery of sperm to eggs for fertilization

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Reproductive Systems
Males, prostate gland, penis, testes, scrotum, ductus deferens; Females, mammary glands, ovaries, uterine tubes, uterus and vagina

Anatomy 111 (22 decks)

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