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26 Cards in this Set
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Main function of muscular |
Allow movement Maintain posture Produce heat |
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What are the body systems? |
MRS NELI CRUD |
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Provide calcium ions Needed for muscle contraction |
Muscular System |
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3 Division of muscular |
Skeletal Smooth Cardiac |
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Voluntary controlled muscle |
Skeletal muscle |
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Walls of hollow internal organs such as blood vessels, stomach, intestine |
Smooth muscle |
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Involuntary but striated walls of heart |
Cardiac muscle |
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Pharynx = Larynx = Trachea= |
Throat Voicebox Windpipe |
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Composed of 2 lungs and a series of passages that connect the lungs to the outside atmosphere |
Respiratory System |
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Main functions if respiratory system |
•supply oxygen to the blood •eliminate carbon dioxide from the blood •assist in regulating acid base balance of the blood |
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Includes 206 separate bones of the body |
Skeletal system |
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Study of bones |
Osteology |
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Study of joints |
Arthrology |
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Front (Term) |
Skeletal system |
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Composed of the brain, spinal cord, nerves, ganglia, special senses such as eyes and ears |
Nervous system |
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Hormone producing glands |
Endocrine System |
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Acts as temporary endocrine gland |
Placenta |
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Returns proteins and fluids to the blood |
Lymphatic system |
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Protects against disease causing microbes |
T-cells B-cells |
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Components are lymphatic fluids and vessels, spleen, thymus, lymph nodes, tonsils |
Lymphatic System |
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Largest organ and essential to life |
Skin |
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80% of the total mass |
Skin |
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Components are heart, blood, blood vessels |
Cardiovascular |
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Include organs that produce, transport, and store germ cells |
Reproductive System |
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Include organs that produce, collect, eleminate urine |
Urinary System |
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2 divisions of digestive system |
Alimentary canal Accessory organs |
