Packet #1 Flashcards
What are the levels of structural organization?
Chemicals > Cellular > Tissue > Organ > Organ System > Organism
Which term does not belong:
ATOM · CELL · TISSUE · ALIVE · ORGAN
Alive
Which term does not belong:
BRAIN · STOMACH · HEART · LIVER · EPITHELIUM
Epithelium
Which term does not belong:
EPITHELIUM · HEART · MUSCLE TISSUE · NERVOUS TISSUE · CONNECTIVE TISSUE
Heart
Which term does not belong:
HUMAN · DIGESTIVE SYSTEM · HORSE · PINE TREE · AMOEBA
Digestive System
What rids the body of nitrogen-containing waste?
Urinary System
What system is affected by the removal of the thyroid gland?
Endocrine System
What system provides support and levers on which the muscular system can act?
Skeletal System
What system includes the heart?
Cardiovascular System
What system protects underlying organs from drying out and mechanical damage?
Endocrine System
What system protects the body; destroys bacteria and tumor cells?
Lymphatic/Immune System
What system breaks down foodstuffs into small particles that can be absorbed?
Digestive System
What system removes carbon dioxide from the blood?
Respiratory System
What system delivers oxygen and nutrients to the body tissues?
Cardiovascular System
What system moves the limbs; allows facial expressions?
Muscular System
What system conserves body water or eliminates excesses?
Urinary System
What system provides conception for childbearing?
Reproductive System
What system controls the body with chemicals called hormones?
Cardiovascular System
What system is damaged when you cut your finger or get severe sunburn?
Integumentary System
Name the System:
Blood vessels, Heart
Cardiovascular System
Name the System:
Pancreas, Pituitary, Adrenal Glands
Endocrine System
Name the System:
Kidneys, Bladder, Uterus
Urinary System
Name the System:
Testus, Vas Deferens, Urethra
Reproductive System
Name the System:
Esophagus, Large Intestine, Rectum
Digestive System
Name the System:
Breastbone, Vertebral Column, Skull
Skeletal System
Name the System:
Brain. Nerves, Sensory Receptors
Nervous System
Function Characteristics: Digestion
Food you’ve eaten is broken down to its chemicals building blocks.
Function Characteristics: Excretion
Elimination of carbon dioxide by the lungs and elimination of nitrogenous wastes by the kidneys
Function Characteristics: Growth
Occurs when constructive activities occur at a faster rate than destructive activities.
Function Characteristics: Maintenance of Boundaries
keeps the body’s internal environment distinct from the external environment. At the cellular level, membranes; for the whole organism, the skin
Function Characteristics: Metabolism
All chemical reactions occurring in the body
Function Characteristics: Movement
Walking, throwing a ball, riding a bicycle
Function Characteristics: Responsiveness
Ability to react to stimuli; a major role of the nervous system
Function Characteristics: Reproduction
Provides new cells for growth and repair
