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29 Cards in this Set
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Integumentary syestem |
Protects, includes the skin, vessicles and nerves |
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Skeletal system |
The bones, cartilage and ligaments |
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Muscular system |
Muscles and tendons, used for movements |
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Nervous system |
Brain and spinal cord, send electrical messages that are quick |
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Endocrine system |
Endocrine glands, sends chemical messages that are slow |
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Cardiovascular system |
Heart and arteries and veins and capillaries, used for transport |
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Immune system |
Lymph nodes and lymphatic vesicles, fights infections |
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Respiratory system |
Pharynx, lungs, nose, larynx, trachea, bronchi, used for breathing and gas exchange |
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Digestive system |
GI tract - food travels through it, appendix and pancreas and gallbladder - secrete digestive juice |
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Urinary system |
Kidneys - filter blood, ureters - tubes, bladder - store waste, use to remove wastes |
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Reproductive system |
Testes (male), ovaries (female), used to produce offspring |
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Integration of body systems |
All systems work together to do a job |
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Immunosuppressive |
Decrease immune system attacking mode, drugs |
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Free flap surgery |
Skin grafting |
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Genetics mechanism |
Abnormal genes produce abnormal proteins |
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Pathogenic organism mechanism |
Parasite that harms the host in some sort of way |
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Tumor mechanism |
Abnormal tissue growth |
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Physical agent mechanism |
Any contact that causes a disturbance in homeostasis |
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Chemical agent mechanism |
Toxic and destructive chemicals that disturb homeostasis |
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Malnutrition mechanism |
Imbalanced intake of nutrients that causes a variety of diseases |
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Inflammation mechanism |
Response that speeds up but if it happens at the wrong time it causes more harm than good |
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Degeneration mechanism |
Breaking apart of tissues, hormonal consequence of aging |
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Autoimmunity mechanism |
Immune system attacks need a body tissue |
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Genetic risk factors |
Genes that make it more likely to contract a disease |
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Age risk factor |
Behavioral and biological variations throughout human cycle increase disease possibility |
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Lifestyle risk factor |
Daily activities and choices |
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Environment risk factors |
Surroundings that exposes to a certain mechanism |
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Pre-existing condition risk factor |
Disease that can negatively affect how much we can defend ourselves against further attacks |
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Stress risk factor |
Chemicals released, wear down tissues or create unpleasant effects at the time of release |
