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skin, muscles, bones
integumentary, muscular, and skeletal system
Question | Answer |
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What is the function of the integumentary system? | it receives information about the external environment and protects the body's deeper tissues |
Name the three layers of skin | epidermis, dermis, and fatty layer |
What organs make up the integumentary system? | skin, hair, nails, sweat glands |
What is the function of the skin? | excretes wastes, regulates temperature, waterproofs your skin, and protects deeper tissues, serves as the sensory receptor so that the body can detect pain, sensation, pressure, and temperature |
What role does the sun play in the integumentary system? | it receives vitamin D from sunlight which helps the body absorb calcium |
What is the epidermis? | the visible outer layer where new skin cells form. |
What is the dermis? | it contains oil and sweat glands |
What is the fatty layer? | it helps the body stay warm and anchors the skin to all tissues beneath it. It is made mainly of fat which helps the body stay warm. |
What is the largest organ in the human body? | skin |
What is the function of the muscular system? | allows the body to move, provides strength, posture, balance, and heat for body warmth |
What are the three types of muscles? | skeletal, smooth, and cardiac |
Approximately how many muscles do you have? | over 600 |
Connect bones to other bones | ligaments |
Connect muscle to bones | tendons |
Muscles that attach to bones for movement | skeletal muscles |
Muscles that make up the walls of organs | smooth muscles |
Heart muscle tissue | cardiac muscles |
What is the largest muscle in the body? | gluteus maximus |
Muscles that work because you specifically tell them to | voluntary muscle |
Muscles that work automatically that you don't have control over | involuntary muscle |
What is the function of the skeletal system? | holds organs in place, provides a structural support for the body and its muscles, stores minerals, and contains resources to generate new blood cells |
How many bones to you have? | 206 |
The flexible connections between bones | joints |