Organ Systems Flashcards
integumentary system
including skin, hair, nails, and various glands, covers the body. It protects underlying tissues, helps regulate body temperature, senses changes, and synthesizes certain products.
skeletal system
is made up of bones and ligaments. It supports, protects, provides frameworks, stores inorganic salts, and houses blood-forming tissues.
muscular system
consists of the muscles that provide body movement, posture, and body heat.
nervous system
consists of the brain, spinal cord, nerves, and sense organs. It integrates incoming information from receptors and sends impulses to muscles and glands.
endocrine system
includes the hypothalamus, pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, pineal, and thymus glands, pancreas, ovaries, and testes, along with other organs that secrete hormones. It helps to integrate metabolic functions.
cardiovascular system
is made up of the heart and blood vessels. It distributes oxygen, nutrients, and hormones throughout the body while removing wastes from the cells.
lymphatic system
consists of lymphatic vessels, lymph nodes, thymus, and spleen. It drains excess tissue fluid and includes cells of immunity.
digestive system
is made up of the mouth, esophagus, stomach, intestines, and accessory organs. It receives, breaks down, and absorbs nutrients.
respiratory system
exchanges O2 and CO2 between the blood and air and is made up of the lungs and passageways.
urinary system
consists of the kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra. It removes wastes from the blood and helps to maintain water and electrolyte balance.
Male reproductive system
The male reproductive system consists of the testes, accessory organs, and vessels that produce and conduct sperm to the female reproductive tract.
Female reproductive system
The female reproductive system consists of ovaries, uterine tubes, uterus, vagina, and external genitalia. It produces egg cells and also houses the developing offspring.
