Quiz 1: L 1-2 and lab activity #1

Question 1

Integumentary System

Answer 1

Organs: Skin, Hair, Nails, Glands (sweat & oil)

Functions:

1. protection
2. thermoregulation
3. vitamin d synthesis

Question 2

skeletal system

Answer 2

organs: bones, cartilage, tendons, ligaments, joints

function:
1. protection
2. surface area for skeletal muscle attachment
3. storage depot for minerals
4. blood cell production (bone marrow)

Question 3

muscular system

Answer 3

organs: skeletal muscles only

functions:

1. produce gross body movement
2. stabilizes body position
3. thermoregulation

Question 4

nervous system

Answer 4

organs: brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, sense organs

functions:

1. detect changes within the external/internal environment
2. produce action potentials
3. send action potentials to effector organs

Question 5

endocrine system

Answer 5

organs: hypothalamus, glands (pituitary, pineal, adrenal), testis, ovaries, pancreas

functions:
1. secrete hormones into the bloodstream to regulate homestasis

Question 6

reproductive system

Answer 6

organs:
males - urethra, seminal vesicles, ductus deferens, epididymis
females - vagina, urethra, fallopian tubes, ovaries, mammary glands

functions:

1. produce gametes
2. store gametes
3. mixing/transport

Question 7

cardiovascular system

Answer 7

organs: heart, blood vessels, blood

functions:

1. transport gasses to/from cells and tissues
2. regulate the pH of blood

Question 8

lymphatic system

Answer 8

organs: lymph nodes, thymus, spleen, bone marrow, tonsils

functions:
1. return fluids lost from cardiovascular system to bloodstream
2. immunity

Question 9

respiratory system

Answer 9

organs: nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles

functions:

1. exchange of gasses between cells/tissues
2. regulates blood pH

Question 10

digestive system

Answer 10

organs: mouth, pharynx (throat), esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, and anus, liver, pancreas, gallbladder

functions:

1. digestion of food
2. absorption of nutrients
3. elimination of solid waste

Question 11

urinary system

Answer 11

organs: ureter, urethra, kidneys, bladder

functions:

1. filtration of blood, creation of urine
2. transport urine
3. storage of urine
4. elimination of urine

Question 12

cranial cavity

Answer 12

brain

Question 13

vertebral cavity

Answer 13

spinal cord

Question 14

what are the 3 cavities in the thoracic cavity?

Answer 14

1. pleural cavity - lungs
2. pericardium cavity - heart
3. mediastinum - heart, aorta, esophagus, trachea

Question 15

what separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal pelvic cavity?

Answer 15

the diaphragm

Question 16

what 2 cavities are in the abdominal pelvic cavity?

Answer 16

1. abdominal cavity - stomach, liver, pancreas, small and large intestines
2. pelvic cavity - bladder, uterus, sigmoid colon

Question 17

what are covering and lining epithelium?

Answer 17

• covers the surface of the body (skin)
• lines passageways that open to the exterior environment
• lines body cavities