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Chapter 1 (A & P)
System Of The Body
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Integumentary System | Forms the external body covering. And protects deeper tissue from injury. |
| Skeletal System | Protects and supports body systems. And provides a frame work the muscles uses to cause movement. |
| Muscular System | Allows manipulation of the environment,locomotion, and facial expressions. Maintains posture and produces heat. |
| Nervous System | As the fast acting control system of the body. It responds to internal and external changes by activating appropriate muscles and glands. |
| Endocrine System | Glands secrete hormones that regulate processes such as growth. |
| Lymphatic System/Immunity | Picks up fluid leaked from blood vessels and returns it to blood. Houses White Blood cells. |
| respiratory System | Keeps blood constantly supplied with oxygen and removes carbon dioxide. (air sacs) |
| Digestive System | Breaks down food in to absorbable units that enter the blood. |
| Urinary System | Eliminates nitrogenous waste the body. Regulates. |
| Male reproductive system | Overall function, production of off spring. Testes produce sperm. |
| Female reproductive system | Ovaries produce eggs and female sex hormones. |