Term | Definition |
musculoskeletal | supports movement
bones,muscles,tendons,ligaments |
nervous/sensory | translates impulses and makes decisions
brain,spinal cord,nerves & sensory organs |
circulatory/cardiovascular | transportation or oxygen,hormones and nutrients
blood vessels,capillaries and heart |
endocrine | turns functions on and off
glands; pituitary,thymus,thyroid,adrenal,pancreas |
reproductive | continuation of species,human sexual reproduction
ovaries,testes,uterus,penis,Fallopian tubes,prostate |
integumentary | protection of internal organs
skin,hair,nails |
lymphatic | protection from infection
lymph vessels,spleen,tonsils |
digestive | intake and absorption of nutrients
mouth,teeth,esophagus,stomach,intestines,liver,gall bladder,pancreas |
respiratory | intake of oxygen and output of waste
mouth,nose,trachea,bronchi,lungs,alveoli |
excretory | output of waste
kidney,ureter,urethra,bladder |
epithelial tissue | covers and lines.
found in skin,glands and lining of organs |
connective tissue | joins together. |
muscle tissue | contracts |
types of muscle tissue | 1.cardiac
2.smooth:found in vessels & organs
3.skeletal |
nervous tissue | carries electric potential |
what body system controls temperature? | integumentary system |