Systems - Components Flashcards
Skeletal
All the bones and joints, and associated cartilages
Integumentary
Skin and structures derived from it like hair, nails, sweat glands
Muscular
Skeletal muscle tissue, includes smooth and cardiac
Nervous
Brain, spinal chord, nerves, sense organs
Endocrine
All glands and tissues that produce chemical regulators (hormones)
Cardiovascular
Blood, heart, blood vessels
Lymphatic
Lymph nodes, spleen, thymus, tonsils; lymphatic fluid and vessels
Respiratory
Lungs, pharynx (throat), larynx (voice box), trachea (windpipe), bronchial tubes
Digestive
Mouth, pharynx (throat), esophagus, stomach, intestines, rectum, anus
Urinary
Kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, urethra
Reproductive
Gonads (testes or ovaries)