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27 Cards in this Set
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Integumentary sys |
Skin, nails, hair |
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Skeletal sys |
Made up of bones |
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Muscular sys |
Made up of muscles |
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Nervous sys |
Nerves and brain |
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Endocrine sys |
Hormones |
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Cardiovascular sys |
Heart, blood, blood vessels |
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Immune sys (lymphatic) |
Protects body against foreign substances |
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Respiratory sys |
Lungs |
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Digestive sys |
Mouth, stomach, intestines, pancreas, liver, gallbladder |
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Urinary sys (excretory) |
Kidneys, bladder |
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Male reproduction sys |
Penis, testes, |
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Female reproductive sys |
Vagina, ovaries |
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What body sys forms the external body covering? |
Integumentary |
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What body sys protects and supports body organs? |
Skeletal |
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What body sys is responsible for producing new red blood cells? |
Skeletal |
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What sys allows for manipulation of the enbironment? |
Muscular |
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What are the 3 types of muscles in the muscular sys? |
Skeletal Smooth Cardiac |
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What is one major job of the muscular sys? |
Raising body temperature (shivering) |
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How many muscles are there in a human body? |
640 |
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What sys houses the control sys? |
Nervous |
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What are the 2 types of nervous systems? |
CNS - central nervous system - brain and spinal cord PNS - peripheral nervous system - nerves outside of the brain and spinal cord |
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What sys regulates body processes? |
Endocrine |
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What sys is affected by the removal of the thyroid gland? |
Endocrine |
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What does the immune system consist of? |
Thymus, bone marrow, spleen, lymph nodes, tonsils |
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What are one of the jobs of the respiratory sys? |
Keeps blood constantly supplied with oxygen and removes carbon dioxide |
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What is the job of the digestive sys? |
Breaks down food into absorbable pieces that enter blood for distribution |
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What sys eliminates nitrogous wastes from body, and regulates water, electrolyte balance, and blood pH? |
Urinary |
