Organ Systems
Ligaments, bones, cartilage, tendons
Skeletal system
Support the body and protect internal organs
Skeletal
Similar cells that perform the same function and are grouped together
tissue
Running
muscular, skeletal, nervous
What is the level of organization of the body from the least to most complex (4).
Cell, tissue, organ, organ system
Integumentary system
Produces movement, helps circulate blood
Muscular
A group of organs that work together
organ system
Eating
Digestion, Nervous, Excretory, Muscular
The role of the liver is to produce ______.
bile
Brain, spinal cord, nerves
Nervous system
Brings in oxygen needed by the cells; fights infection
Circulatory
A change or signal in the environment that can make an organism react. For example, a cold breeze blowing by you.
stimulus
Sleeping
Nervous, Digestion, Immune
____________ in the stomach are responsible for the mechanical digestion that takes place there.
muscles
Lymph nodes, lymph vessels
Immune system
Breaks down food; absorbs nutrients
Digestive
The substances in food that provide the raw materials the body's cells need to carry out essential functions.
nutrients
Taking a Test
Nervous, Skeletal, Muscular, etc.
Which organ functions in both the respiratory and excretory systems?
lungs
Glands, thyroid, pancreas
Endocrine
Produces offspring
Reproductive system
Waves of smooth muscle contractions that move food through the esophagus (swallowing)
peristalsis
Growing
Endocrine, etc.
What are the three types of muscle?
Smooth, skeletal, cardiac