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MOD 1
A & P Body System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How many major organ systems are there in the body? | 11 |
| How many organ systems does the integumentary system include? | One : the skin |
| How much does the adult's skin weigh? | 20 pounds |
| What is the bodies heaviest organ? | The skin |
| The integumentary, skeletal and muscular system all belong to what grouped system? | skeletomuscular |
| The neuroendocrine system involves what major body systems? | nervous, endocrine, cardiovascular(circulatory), lymphatic/immune, respiratory, digestive |
| What 2 major body systems does the urogenital system consist of? | urinary and reproductive |
| What is the primary function of the skin? | protection |
| What does the skin protect against? | harmful bacteria, entry of chemicals, injury to underlying structures |
| What do the skin sensors do? | regulates temperature by sweating, synthesizes important chemicals, functions as a sense organ |
| How many bones are there in the skeletal system? | 206 |
| What does cartilage do? | cushions bones and acts as a connection between one bone and another |
| ___________ are fibrous band of connective tissue that help hold bones together | ligaments |
| connections between two or more bones are called ______________ | joints |
| What are voluntary muscles made up of? | skeletal muscle tissues |
| What muscle group maintains our posture? | skeletal muscle tissue |
| _____________muscle has the ability to contract when stimulated by conscious nerve regulation | voluntary |
| A _________________ is the part of a muscle organ that attaches the muscle to a bone | tendon |
| Where is smoothe muscle located? | walls of hollow organs - stomach and small intestine |
| _________________muscles are stimulated by subconscious regulation | involuntary |
| The brain, spinal cord, and nerves are organs of the __________________system | nervous |
| What makes up the central nervous system (CNS)?> | brain and spinal cord |
| The cranial nerves extend from the ________________ . | brain |
| The spinal nerves extend from the ____________ . | spinal cord |
| What makes up the peripheral nervous system? | the cranial and spinal nerves |
| The nervous system functions to do _________. | communicate between body organs, integrate body functions, control body functions, recognize sensory stimulii |
| What are the signals called that help perform the function of the nervous system? | nerve impulses |
| What is the endocrine system composed of? | glands that secrete chemicals ...hormones |
| TRUE OR FALSE ---the endocrine performs the same function as the nervous system only slower and longer lasting | TRUE - refer to your text page 85 |
| What do hormones regulate? | growth, metablolism, reproduction and other body activities |
| What glands are located in the skull? | pituitary, pineal gland, and hypothalamus |
| Where are the thyroid and parathyroid glands located? | the neck |
| Where is the thymus gland located? | in the thoracic cavity - mediastinum |
| Where are the pancreas and the adrenal glands located? | abdominal cavity |
| What does the cardiovascular system consist of? | heart, arteries,veins, and capillaries |
| What is the primary function of the cardiovascular (circulatory) system? | transportation - |
| What does the cardiovascular system transport ? (and don't say blood) | oxygen, carbon dioxide, nutrients, hormones and other important substances |
| Where are wastes transported when released into the bloodstream? | excretory organs |
| How does the circulatory system help regulate body temperature? | by regulating blood flow near the surface of the body |
| Some cells of the body function as a defense of the body. This is called _______________ | Immunity |
| What gland functions as an endocrine gland and a lymphatic organ? | thymus |
| _______________is a watery fluid that contains lymphocytes, protensin and fatty molecules | lymph |
| TRUE OR FALSE Lymph flows through the body in a closed system. | FALSE - it flows through lymphatic vessels |
| What is the function of the lymph? | movement of fluid and small particles and fats into the blood |
| Lymph nodes act as _________________ to trap bacterial cells, and debris | filters |
| What does the immune system do? | protects us from disease, toxins, and cancer cells |
| The respiratory system consists of what major organs? | nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi and lungs |
| Tiny thin-walled sacs of the lungs are called _______________ | alveoli |
| The ________________ is a sheet of muscle that inflates the lungs during breathing | diaphragm |
| What are the primary organs of the digestive system? | mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum and anal canal |
| What are the accessory organs of digestion? | teeth, salivary glands, tongue, liver, gallbladder, pancreas and appendix |
| What is the alimentary tract? | the GI tract of tube for digestion that is open at both ends (mouth to anus) |
| Undigested residue that is eliminated from the GI system is known as ______________t __ | (I know the first word you though of....) but the official word is FECES. |
| The urinary system consists of what organs? | kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra |
| The _________________ clean the blood of waste products and maintain electrolyte, water and acid-bases in the body | kidneys |
| The waste product produced by the kidneys is called __________________ | urine |
| The function of the reproduction system is for _____________________ | gene survival |
| TRUE OR FALSE - both the female and male reproductive systems have gonads | TRUE |
| The male gonads are the _________________- | testes |
| The female gonads are the _______________ | ovaries |
| The vas deferens extends from the ___________ to the _________________ | testis to the urethra |
| The external genitalia of the male are the ______________________- | penis and testes |
| The external genitalis of the female is the _______________ | vulva |
| Mammory glands are within the _____________ | breasts |
| What are artifical ears called? | cochlear implants |
| What is the artifical kidney called? | dialysis machine or dialyzer |
| What medication does a person who has had an organ transplant have to take for the rest of their lives? | immunosuppressives |
Created by:
Kelly Quijano