Organ Systems
Heart, blood vessels, blood. Transports materials throughout the body.
What is Circulatory System?
thin sheets of tissue that covers the body, lines body cavities, and covers organs within the cavities in hollow organs.
What are Membranes?
another name for cutaneous membrane
What is skin?
muscle fibers, when they contract they pull on bones or skin.
What is Skeletal Muscle?
Structure of the body.
What is Anatomy?
Bones, ligaments, cartilage. Support, movement, protection; protection of blood cells.
What is Skeletal System?
Mucous membrane and serous membrane.
What are Epithelial Membranes?
The deepest layer of skin
What is the Hypodermis?
found only in the heart, as it contracts it acts as a pump.
What is Cardiac Muscle?
Function of the organs.
What is Physiology?
(Immune System) - Fights infections
What is Lymphatic System?
In this membrane serous fluid lubricates the membrane and reduces friction and abrasion.
What is the Serous Membrane?
Protects, maintains temp., synthesis and storage of nutrients, sensory reception, and excretion and secretion.
What are the 5 functions of Integument?
found in the walls of hollow organs like the stomach or bladder.
What is Smooth Muscle?
above
What is Superior?
Kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, urethra- filters wastes from the blood, maintains water balance.
open to the outside. For example the digestive tract.
What is the Mucous Membrane
Hair, nails and glands.
What are Accessory Structures?
widespread connective tissue, holds internal organs together.
What is Areolar Tissue?
Stability of an internal environment despite all other variable.
What is Homeostasis?
Glands= pituitary, thyroid, pancreas, ovaries. Secretion of hormones, chemical communication.
What is the Endocrine System?
Membranes can be categorized into
What are Epithelial and Connective Tissue Membranes
grainy layer, produce keratin protein in large quanity.
What is the Stratum Granulosum?
a translucent bluish- white type of cartilage present in joints, the respiratory tract, and the immature skeleton.
What is Hyaline Cartilage?
nearest
What is Proximal?