the human body systems
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 1st function of the skin | protects the body |
| 2nd function of the skin | produces vitamin d |
| 3rd function of the skin | controls body heat |
| 4th function of the skin | reacts to stimuli - aka sensation/touch |
| support for | the bones serve as _______ ___ softer/underlying tissue |
| place for | bones are a _____ ___ muscle attachments |
| protects | bone _______ major and vital organs |
| manufacture | bones ____________ red blood cells and white blood cells |
| storehouse of | bones are the _________ __ calcium and phosphorus |
| respiratory process | 1st: oxygen enters the lungs when you inhale. 2nd: oxygen is sent to alveoli in the lungs. |
| respiratory process | 6th: co2 passes from the blood to the alveoli in the lung. |
| respiratory process | 7th: carbon dioxide leaves the lungs when you exhale |
| respiratory process | 5th: co2 passes from the cell to the bloodstream. |
| respiratory process | 4th: Oxygen breaks down glucose to produce atp carbon dioxide is released. |
| respiratory process | 3rd: oxygen passes from blood to the cells. |
| endocrine system | a communication system; its messages are hormones. they are produced by glands and travel in the bloodstream to tissue or organs. there they alter or change the target tissue. |
| structures of the male reproductive system | the scrotoum, testes, epididymis, seminal vesicles, prostrate gland, bulbourethral gland, urethra and penis. |
| structures of the female reproductive system | ovaries, oviduct, uterus, and vagina. |
| ovaries and testes | two organs that are analogous in reproductive system? they both produce gametes |
| respiratory | the system which is made up of lungs and air passageways |
| skeletal | the system that provides support for the body |
| urinary | the system that maintains homeostasis by getting rid of liquid wastes (urea), salts, and water |
| digestive | systen which prepares food for cellular utilization |
| endocrine | system that secrets hormones needed to control the metabolism of body tissues |
| circulatory | system that moves nutrients throughout the body that feed cells and provide energy for the body. also takes fluids from capillaries and the lymphatic system absorbs that fluid. |
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