Systems Test
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lindsey_rae on April 26, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Nervous system | organs: brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves function: recognizes and coordinates the body's response to changes in the environment |
| Integumentary system | organs: skin, hair, nails, and sweat glands function: seves as barrier against infection and injury, temperature control |
| Respiratory system | organs: nose, larynx, trachea, lungs function: provides oxygen needed for cellular respiration and removes excess carbon dioxide |
| Digestive system | organs: mouth, esophagus, stomach, intestines function: converts food into simpler molecules to be used by the body |
| Excretory system | organs: kidneys, ureters, bladder, urethra function: eliminates waste products from the body to maintain homeostasis |
| Skeletal system | organs: bones, cartilage, ligaments, tendons function: support, protections, stores mineral reserves, site of blood cell formation |
| Muscular system | organs: skeletal muscle, smooth muscle, cardiac muscle function: works with skeletal system to produce voluntary movement |
| Circulatory system | organs: heart, blood vessels, blood function: brings oxygen, nutrients,an d hormones to cells |
| Endocrine system | organs: pancreas, ovaries, testes, adrenal glands function: controls growth, development, metabolism |
| Reproductive system | organs: testes, ovaries, uterus, epididymis function: in females, nurtures and protects developing embryo |
| Lymphatic system | organs: white blood cells, spleen, lymph nodes function: helps protect the bod from disease, returns fluids to the circulatory system |
| 4 tissue types | epithelial, connective, nervous, muscle |
| connective tissue | provides support for the body blood, bones, cartilage, fat |
| muscle tissue | enables the body to move quadriceps, biceps, gluteus maximus |
| nervous tissue | transmits impulses throughout the body brain, spinal cord, sensory neurons |
| epithelial tissue | covers the interior and exterior body surfaces outer layer of skin, lining inside of blood vessels, lining surface of eyes |
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