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Integumentary System:
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Definition
- Skin
- Hair
- Nails
- Sense Receptors
- Sweat Glands
- Oil Glands |
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Integumentary System:
Function |
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Definition
- Protection
- Body Temperature Regulation
- Chemical Synthesis
- Sensing |
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Skeletal System:
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Definition
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Skeletal System:
Function |
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Definition
- Support
- Movement (with muscles)
- Blood Cell Formation
- Mineral Storage |
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Muscular System:
Structure |
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Definition
* Muscles:
- Voluntary - Striated
- Involuntary - Smooth
- Cardiac |
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Muscular System:
Function |
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Definition
- Movement
- Posture
- Heat Production |
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Nervous System:
Structure |
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Definition
- Brain
- Spinal Cord
- Nerves
- Sense Organs |
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Nervous System:
Functions |
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Definition
- Communication
- Integration
- Control
- Recognition of sensory stimuli
>Nerve impulses caused by various stimuli
>Control is fast acting and of short duration |
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Endocrine System:
Structure |
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Definition
- Pituitary Gland
- Pineal Gland
- Hypothalamus
- Thyroid Gland
- Parathyroid Glands
- Thymus Gland
- Pancreas
- Adrenal Glands
- Ovaries
- Testes |
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Endocrine System:
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Definition
- Secrete hormones into bloodstream
- Communication, Integration, Control
- Control is slow and long acting
Examples of hormone regulation -
>Growth
>Metabolism
>Reproduction
>Fluid and electrolyte balance |
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Cardiovascular (Circulatory) System:
Structure |
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Definition
- Heart
- Blood Vessels
>arteries, veins, capillaries |
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Cardiovascular System:
Functions |
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Definition
- Transportation
- Body Temperature Regulation
- Immunity |
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Lymphatic System:
Structure |
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Definition
- Lymph Nodes
- Lymphatic Vessels
- Tonsils
- Thymus
- Spleen |
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Lymphatic System:
Functions |
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Definition
- Transportation
- Immunity |
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Respiratory System:
Structure |
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Definition
* Upper
- Nose
- Pharynx
- Larynx
*Lower
- Trachea
- Bronchi
- Lungs
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Respiratory System:
Functions |
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Definition
- Warm and humidify air
- Filtration of irritants from inspired air
- Gas exchange in Alveoli
- Regulation of acid-base balance |
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Digestive System:
Structure: Primary Organs |
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Definition
- Mouth
- Pharynx
- Esophagus
- Stomach
- Small Intestine
- Large Intestine
- Rectum
- Anal Canal
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Digestive System:
Structure: Accessory Organs |
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Definition
- Teeth
- Salivary Glands
- Tongue
- Liver
- Gallbladder
- Pancreas
- Appendix |
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Digestive System:
Functions |
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Definition
- Mechanical and Chemical breakdown of food
- Absorption of nutrients
- Elimination of feces
>Appendix - Structural, but not functional.
>Inflammed Appendix - Appendicitis |
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Urinary System:
Structure |
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Definition
- Kidneys
- Ureters
- Urinary Bladder
- Urethra
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Urinary System:
Functions |
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Definition
- Clearing blood of waste products
- Electrolyte balance
- Water balance
- Acid-Base balance
(In males, urethra has urinary and reproductive functions) |
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Reproductive System:
Structure: Males |
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Definition
- Gonads: Testes
- Genital Ducts: Vas Deferans
- Accessory Gland: Prostate
- Supporting structures: Genetalia (penis & scrotum)
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Reproductive System:
Structure: Females |
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Definition
- Gonads: Ovaries
- Accessory Organs: Uterus, uterine tubes, vagina
- Supporting Stuctures: genitalia (vulva), mammary glands (breasts) |
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Reproductive System:
Functions |
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Definition
- Production of sex hormones
- Production of sex cells
- Transfer and fertilization of sex cells
- Development of birth of offspring
- Nourishment of offspring
- Survival of genes |
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Definition
| - relative constancy of the internal environment |
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Definition
- Negative Feedback Loop - change introduced to cause an opposite reaction to current condition
- Positive Feedback Loop - change introduced to cause current conditions to be amplified |
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