Human Body Systems Study Guide

Front 1

part of the nervous system and controls the heartbeat and breathing by controlling the cardiac muscle and diaphragm. also receives information from face, ears,eyes and nose

Back 1

brain stem

Front 2

part of the brain that controls our thinking and emotions

Back 2

cerebrum

Front 3

nerve cells

Back 3

neurons

Front 4

3 parts:
cerebrum
cerebellum
brain stem

Back 4

brain

Front 5

controls movement and balance

Back 5

cerebellum

Front 6

the body receives information from the environment
through this

Back 6

sensory nerves

Front 7

the long trunk part of the neuron

Back 7

axon

Front 8

the space between neurons

Back 8

synapse

Front 9

carries instructions to the muscles from the spinal cord

Back 9

motor nerves

Front 10

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Back 10

nervous system

Front 11

function is to provide the body with nutrients

Back 11

digestive system

Front 12

churns the food and produces acids that help indigestion

Back 12

stomach

Front 13

releases enzymes into small intestines to break down food

Back 13

pancreas

Front 14

food passes through the walls of the small intestines and sends nutrients through there walls, and sends nutrients thought the capillarity to the cells of the body

Back 14

small intesines

Front 15

stores bile made by the liver and sends it to the stomach to aide in digestion

Back 15

gall bladder

Front 16

muscular tube that leads from the mouth to the stomach

Back 16

esophagus

Front 17

produces the fluid(spit) that breaks down food in the mouth

Back 17

salivary glands

Front 18

absorbs the remaining water and waste and prepares it to exit

Back 18

large intestines

Front 19

the smallest blood vessel in the body

Back 19

capillaries

Front 20

blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart

Back 20

arteries

Front 21

blood vessels that carry blood to the heart

Back 21

veins

Front 22

lower chambers of the heart that pumps blood

Back 22

ventricle

Front 23

upper chambers of the heart that collects blood

Back 23

atriums

Front 24

pumps o rich blood out of the heart to the body

Back 24

left ventricle

Front 25

carries o rich blood from the lungs to the heart

Back 25

pulmonary veins

Front 26

thin muscular wall that separates the left and right side of the heart

Back 26

septum

Front 27

largest blood vessel in the body

Back 27

aorta

Front 28

combines circulatory and respiratory

Back 28

cardiovascular

Front 29

carbon dioxide which is removes by the lungs

Back 29

CO2

Front 30

(wind pipe) attaches to the lungs

Back 30

trachea

Front 31

large breathing muscle attaches to the lungs and separates the heart and lungs from the abdominal cavity

Back 31

diaphragm

Front 32

smallest blood vessel where oxygen is exchanges from CO2 in the lungs

Back 32

capillaries

Front 33

main function is to supply the body with oxygen

Back 33

respiratory system

Front 34

2 small tubes attaching to the trachea and lungs

Back 34

bronchial tubes

Front 35

tiny are sacs in the lungs surrounded by the capillaries

Back 35

alveoli

Front 36

small tubes within the lungs that transport air to the alveoli

Back 36

bronchioles

Front 37

12 bones connected to the sternum and protects the heart and lungs

Back 37

ribs

Front 38

provides power needed to move bones and joints

Back 38

skeletal muscles

Front 39

covers the end of the bones to protect them from wear and tear

Back 39

cartilage

Front 40

bands of strong tissue that connects bone to bone

Back 40

ligaments

Front 41

where 2 bones meet

Back 41

joints

Front 42

porvides power for the heart to pump blood

Back 42

cardiac muscles

Front 43

found attached to internal organs beside the heart

Back 43

smooth muscles

Front 44

tough fibrous band that attaches muscles to bone

Back 44

tendons

Front 45

the largest organ and the first line of defence

Back 45

skin

Front 46

fight pathogens and diseases. 3 types, b-cells, t-cells, macrophages

Back 46

white blood cells

Front 47

houses white blood cells

Back 47

lymph nodes

Front 48

protects the body from infection and destroys germs

Back 48

immune system

Front 49

white blood cells
lymph nodes
spleen

Back 49

immune system

Front 50

pathogens
germs
virus

Back 50

bacteria

Front 51

produced by white blood cells and cover the germ cell in the body to make them easier to kill

Back 51

antibodies