A & P 1 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
integumentary system structure | The skin and accessory organs such as the nails, hair and special oil and sweat producing glands. |
integumentary system functions | protection, regulation of body temerature, synthesis of chemicals, sense organ |
skeletal system structure | bones (206), joints, cartlidge and ligaments |
skeletal system functions | support, movement ( w/ joints and muscles)storage of minerals and blood cell formation |
muscular system structure | muscles! Voluntary, or striated - involuntary or smooth, cardiac |
muscular system functions | movement, maintenance of body posture, production of heat, contraction of heart, blood pressure maintenence, intestinal movement to eliminate feces. |
nervous system structure | brain spinal cord, nerves, sense organs |
nervous system functions | communication, integration, control, recognition of sensory stimuli |
endocrine system structure | pituitary gland, pineal gland, hypothaluamus, thyroid gland, parathyroid glands, thymus gland, adrenal glands, pancreas, ovaries (female), testes (male) |
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 |
cardiovascular (circulatory) system structure | heart, blood vessels ( arteries, veins and capillaries) |
cardivascular ( circulatory) system functions | transportation, regulation fo body temperature and immunity |
lymphatic system structure | lymph nodes, lymphatic vessels, tonsils, thymus, spleen |
lymphatic system functions | transportation, immunity |
respiratory system structure | nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, lungs |
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. |
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 |
digestive system functions | mechanical and chemical breakdown ( digestion) of food. Absorption of nutrients. Undigested waste product that is eliminated is called feces. |
urinary system structure | kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, urethra |
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 |
reproductive system structure ( males ) | gonads/testes, genital ducts - vas deferens, urethra, accessory gland - prostate, supporting structures - genitalia ( penis and scrotum) |
reproductive system structure ( females ) | gonads/ovaries, accessory organs - uterus, uterine (fallopian tubes), vagina. Supporting sturctures - genitalia (vulva) mamamry glands (breasts) |
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. |
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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