Systems of the Body Flashcards
Muscular System
Body system that allows for body movement, maintains posture, and produces heat.
Nervous System
Body system that responds to sensory information and coordinates body responses.
Endocrine System
Body system that contains glands that produce hormones to control body functions, such as growth and reproductive development.
Cardiovascular System
Body system that pumps blood and transports it to the body cells, delivering nutrients and carrying away wastes.
Respiratory System
Body system that keeps blood supplied with fresh oxygen and removes carbon dioxide from the body.
Digestive System
Body system that breaks down food into nutrition for body cells and eliminates leftover wastes.
Urinary System
body system that eliminates waste products and controls water balance in the body
Reproductive System
Body system that produces offspring.
Lymphatic System
Body system that defends the body against infection and disease.
Skeletal System
Body system that provides a framework for the body, and protects and supports its organs.
Integumentary System
Body system that acts as an external casing for the body, protecting the structures embedded within it.
Anatomical Terminology
A set of vocabulary used by health professionals to refer to parts, regions, directions, and planes on the human body.
Gross Anatomy
The field of science concerned with the study of anatomical structures.
