| Term |
Answer |
| integumentary | major organs - skin, hair, sweat glands, nails
protects against environmental hazards, regulates body temp., provides sensory info |
| skeletal | major organs - bones, cartilages, ligaments, bone marrow
support and protection for other tissues, stores calcium and other minerals, forms blood cells |
| muscular | skeletal muscles and assoc. tendons and aponeuroses
provides movement and protection/support for other tissues, generates heat that maintains body temp. |
| nervous | major organs - brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, sense organs
directs immediate responses to stimuli, coordinates activities of other organ sys., provides/interprets sensory info about ext. conditions |
| endocrine | organs - pituitary gland, thyroid gland, adrenal glands, pancreas, gonads, endo. tissues in other sys.
directs long-term changes in activ. of other organ sys., adj. metabolic activ. and energy use by the body, cont. many struct./func. changes dur. dev. |
| cardiovascular | organs - heart, blood, blood vessels
distributes blood cells, H20, nutrients, waste prod., O2, CO2, dist. heat and assists in cont. of body temp. |
| lymphatic | spleen, thymus, lymphatic vessels, lymph nodes, tonsils
defends against infection and disease, returns tissue fluids to bloodstream |
| respiratory | nasal cavities, sinuses, larynx, trachea, bronchi, lungs, alveoli
delivers O2 to alveoli, provides O2 to bloodstream, removes CO2 from bloodstream, producees sounds for communication |
| digestive | teeth, tongue, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small/large intestine, liver, gallbladder, pancreas
processes and digest food, absorbs and conserves H2O and nutrients, stores energy reserves |
| reproductive (male) | testes, epididymis, ductus deferens, seminal vesicles, prostate gland, penis, scrotum
produces male sex cells (sperm) and hormones |
| reproductive (female) | (blank) |
| urinary | kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, urethra
excretes waste prod. from the blood, controls H2O balance by regulating vol. of urine prod., stores urine prior to voluntary elimination, regulates blood ion conc. and pH |
| transverse | (cross-section)
cut across, at right angle to long axis of the body |
| frontal (coronal) | parallel, anterior/posterior (w/long axis) |
| sagittal | left/right, parallel w/long axis |
| dorsal | cranial cavity - brain, spinal cord - spinal cord |
| ventral | (blank) |
| anterior (ventral) | in front |
| posterior (dorsal) | in back |
| supine | faceup |
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