Quiz 1 - Organ systems

Question 1

What are the 11 organ systems?

Answer 1

• integumentary
• skeletal
• muscular
• nervous
• endocrine
• cardiovascular
• lymphatic
• respiratory
• digestive
• urinary
• reproduction

Question 2

integumentary

Answer 2

protects against environmental hazards, controls body temperature (ex: hair, epidermis, skin, nails)

Question 3

skeletal

Answer 3

provides support, protects tissues, stores minerals, forms blood cells (ex: bones)

Question 4

muscular

Answer 4

allows for locomotion, provides support, produces heat (ex: axil and appendicular muscles)

Question 5

nervous

Answer 5

directs immediate responses to stimuli by coordinating activities of other organ systems (ex: brain, spinal cord, nerves)

Question 6

endocrine

Answer 6

directs long-term changes in activities of other organ systems (ex: thyroid, ovaries, testes, glands)

Question 7

cardiovascular

Answer 7

transports cells and materials, including nutrients, waste and gases (ex: heart, arteries, veins)

Question 8

lymphatic

Answer 8

defends against infection and disease, returns tissue fluid to bloodstream (ex: lymph nodes, spleen, lymphatic vessels)

Question 9

respiratory

Answer 9

delivers air to sites where gas exchange can occur between air and circulating blood, produces sound (ex: lungs)

Question 10

digestive

Answer 10

process food and absorbs nutrients (ex: liver, stomach, intestines, gallbladder, pancreas)

Question 11

urinary

Answer 11

eliminates excess water, salts and waste products (ex: kidney, bladder, ureter)

Question 12

reproductive

Answer 12

male: produces sex cells and hormones
female: produces sex cells and hormones; supports embryonic development from fertilization to birth