The Endocrine, The Urinary, and The Genital Systems Flashcards
The complex message and control system that integrates many body functions, including the release of hormones
endocrine system
Substances formed in specialized organs or glands and carried to another organ or group of cells in the same organism. They regulate many body functions, including metabolism, growth, and body temperature
hormones
Endocrine glands located on top of the kidneys that release adrenaline when stimulated by the sympathetic nervous system
adrenal glands
The organs that control the discharge of certain waste materials filtered from the blood and excreted as urine
urinary system
Two retroperitoneal organs that excrete the end products of metabolism as urine and regulate the body’s salt and water content
kidneys
A cone-shaped collecting area the connects the ureter and the kidney
renal pelvis
A small, hollow tube that carries urine from the kidneys to the bladder
ureter
The wavelike contraction of smooth muscle by which the ureters or other tubular organs propel their contents
peristalsis
A sac behind the pubic symphysis made of smooth muscle that collects and stores urine
urinary bladder
The canal that conveys urine from the bladder to outside the body
urethra
The reproductive system in males and females
genital system
A small gland that surrounds the male urethra where it emerges from the urinary bladder; it secretes a fluid that is part of the ejaculatory fluid.
prostate gland
Storage sacs for sperm and seminal fluid, which empty into the urethra at the prostate
seminal vesicles
A male genital gland that contains specialized cells that produce hormones and sperm
testicle
The spermatic duct of the testicles; also called vas deferens
vasa deferentia
