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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 what is the function of the integumentary system? | serves as a barrier against infection and injury |
| what compoments make up the integumentary system? | nose, hair, skin, |
| what are the skins 2 layers and what are thier purposes? | epidermis and dermis. you epidermis is always showing the dermis is under your epidermis and is alive contains: blood vessels, nerves, sweat glanads, and hair follicles. the epidermis: constantly making new cells and serves as protection |
| why do we need hair and nails? | hiar:serve as a uv protection barrier for us and warmth nails: protect tips of toes and fungers. |
| what is the function of the imune system? | protect your body from the outside world. |
| what is the first line of defense? | the skin: very few pathogens can get through the skin. |
| what is the inflammatory response? | 2nd line of defense. reaction of injury cause by injury or infection-blood vessels swell and allows white blood cells to come to the site to attack the invader |
| what is an antibody? what does it do? | fights pathogens in the body and the lymph. they are blind to antigens and mark the pathogen for destruction. |
| what are killer-t cells? | attack and destroy serious/larger pathogens. such as cancer |
| what is a vaccination, and how does it work? | a weakened or killed form of the pathogen-it produces immunity to it/ makes antibodies that remember the pathogen. |
| what is the function of the skeletal system? | keep your structure, makes blood cells, provides structural support, protects oragans |
| what are bones? | solid network of living cells/ contains blood vessels and cells |
| what is bone marrow? | soft tissue within the bone, yellow marrow-made of fat red marrow-produces red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets |
| what are joints? give some examples. | a place where one bone attaches to another bone.immovable skull/ slightly moveable/ freely moveable. |
| what are ligamenets? | hold bones together in a joint. ex. Acl in the knee. |
| what is the function of the muscular system? | allows you to move |
| what are the three types of muscle tissue , and where is each found? | skeletal-attached to the bone/cardiaca-heart muscle/smooth-found in organs |
| what is a sarcomere? | functional unit of a muscle |
| what are tendons? what do they do? | how skeletal muscles are joined to the bone/pull on the bone to work it like a lever. |
| what is the function of the endocrine system? | controls your emotions and your homromes |
| what other body sytems does the endocrine system use to "send" its products? | circulatory system, travel through the blood |
| what are hormones? | chemical messages that get sent through the blood stream to cause a change in the body. |
| what is the pituitary gland? where is is located? | in the base of teh skull boss of the rest of the endocrine system. |
| the hypothalamus is part of the brain, how does it relate to the endocrine system? | part of the brain that controls the pituitary gland. |
| what is the thyroid gland? where is it located? | sits ontop of of the larynx. controls your metabolism. |
| what are adrenal glands? where are they located? | your adrenaline, sit onop of your kidneys |
| what is the "fight or flight" response? | the determine if you would leave or stay and fight |
| what is the role of the pancreas? | the release insulin. insulin remakes you blood sugar. |
| what are the two reproductive glands? | ovaries and testies |
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