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Chapter 4

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integumentary system structure   The skin and accessory organs such as the nails, hair and special oil and sweat producing glands.  
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integumentary system functions   protection, regulation of body temerature, synthesis of chemicals, sense organ  
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skeletal system structure   bones (206), joints, cartlidge and ligaments  
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skeletal system functions   support, movement ( w/ joints and muscles)storage of minerals and blood cell formation  
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muscular system structure   muscles! Voluntary, or striated - involuntary or smooth, cardiac  
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muscular system functions   movement, maintenance of body posture, production of heat, contraction of heart, blood pressure maintenence, intestinal movement to eliminate feces.  
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nervous system structure   brain spinal cord, nerves, sense organs  
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nervous system functions   communication, integration, control, recognition of sensory stimuli  
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endocrine system structure   pituitary gland, pineal gland, hypothaluamus, thyroid gland, parathyroid glands, thymus gland, adrenal glands, pancreas, ovaries (female), testes (male)  
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endocrine system functions   secretion o special substances called hormones directly into the blood. Same as nervous system - commincation, integration, control. Examples are growth, metabilism, reproduction and fluid and electrolyte balance  
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cardiovascular (circulatory) system structure   heart, blood vessels ( arteries, veins and capillaries)  
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cardivascular ( circulatory) system functions   transportation, regulation fo body temperature and immunity  
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lymphatic system structure   lymph nodes, lymphatic vessels, tonsils, thymus, spleen  
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lymphatic system functions   transportation, immunity  
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respiratory system structure   nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, lungs  
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respiratory system functions   exchange of waste gas (carbon dioxide) for oxygen occurs in the alveoli of the lungs! Warm and humidify incoming air. Filtration of irritants from inspired air. Regulation of acid-base balance.  
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digestive system structure   mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, anal canal. Accessory organis are teeth, salivary glands, tongue, liver, gallbladder, pancreas and appendix  
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digestive system functions   mechanical and chemical breakdown ( digestion) of food. Absorption of nutrients. Undigested waste product that is eliminated is called feces.  
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urinary system structure   kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, urethra  
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urinary system functions   "clearing" or cleaning blood of waste products, electrolyte blance, water balance, acid-base balance. In males Urethra has urninary and reproductive functions  
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reproductive system structure ( males )   gonads/testes, genital ducts - vas deferens, urethra, accessory gland - prostate, supporting structures - genitalia ( penis and scrotum)  
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reproductive system structure ( females )   gonads/ovaries, accessory organs - uterus, uterine (fallopian tubes), vagina. Supporting sturctures - genitalia (vulva) mamamry glands (breasts)  
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reproductive system functions ( both sexes)   survival of genes, production of sex cells ( male - sperm, female - ova) transfer and fertilization of sex cells, development and birth of offspring, nourishment of offspring, production of sex hormones.  
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radiography   imaging technique using x-rays that pass through certian tissues more easily than others, allowing an image of tissues to form on a photographic plate; invented by Wilhelm Rontgen in 1895  
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