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Organ Systems
Organ Systems of the Body
Question | Answer |
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___ system synthesizes vitamin D | Integumentary |
Purpose of vitamin D? | gives bones calcium to harden bones |
Which system produces Blood cells? | skeletal |
Major organs in urinary system | kidneys, bladder, uterus, urethra |
Urinary system | excretes waste from blood & controls water balance |
Digestive System | processes & digest food, absorbs & conserves water, stores energy reserve |
Major organs in Digestive System | teeth, gallbladder, tongue, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, pancreas |
Respiratory System | delivers air ton alveoli, provides oxygen to blood stream, removes carbon dioxide from blood stream, produces sound for communication |
Major functions in Respiratory System | nasal cavaties, sinuses, larynx, trachea, bronchi, lungs, alveoli |
What is alveoli? | sites in lungs where air exchange occurs |
Lymphatic System | defends against infection & disease, returns tissues fluid to bloodstream |
Major organs the Lymphatic System | spleen, thymus, lymphatic vessels, lymph nodes, tonsils |
Male Reproductive System | produces sperm, hormones & suspending fluids, sex |
Major organs in MALE reproductive system | testes, penis, scrotum, epididymides, ductus deferentia,seminal vesticles, prostate gland |
Female Reproductive System | produces females sex cells (oocytes), provide milk to newborn, cames baby, sex |
Major organs in female reproductive system | ovaries, uterine tubes, uteruis, vagina, clitoris, labla,mammory glands |
Integumentary | skins, nails, hair, sweat glands is apart of ________system |
Viscera | an organ on a body cavity |
Integumentary System | regulates body temp, provides sensory info, protects against environmental hazards |
Cardiovascular System | distributes blood cells, water, nutrients, waste, oxygen & CO2, distributes heat, assist in control of body temp |
Major organs of the Cardiovascular System | heat, blood, blood vessels |
Nervous System | directs immediate responses to stimuli, coordinates or moderate activities of other organ systems, provides & interacts sensory info about external conditions |
Major organs of the nervous system | brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, sense organs |
Skeletal System | provides support & protection for tissues, stores calcium, & other minerls, forms blood cells |
Major organs of the Skeletal System | bones, cartilages, ligaments, bone marrow |
Muscular System | provides movement, provides support & protection for tissues, generates heat that maintains body temp |
Major Organs of the Muscular System | skeletal muscles, associated tendons |
Endocrine System | directs long term changes in activities of other organ systems, adjust metabolic activity & energy used by body, controls many sctructural & functional changes during development |
Major organs of the Endocrine System | Pituary gland, thyroid glands, pancreas, adrenal glands, gonads, endocrine tissues in other systems |