Integumentary/Skeletal
What is the basic functions of the integumentary system?
To protect and regulate body temp, communication, excretion of wastes, and vitamin D production
Where is the muscular system?
Throughout the whole body.
What is the Nervous System?
The way that the body acts and senses
How does a sweat gland differ from an adrenal gland?
Sweat gland releases its secretion to the skin surface. While a adrenal gland releases its hormones into the blood.
What do blood vessels transport?
Blood
What are the three layers of skin?
Epidermis, Dermis, and hypodermis/subcutaneous
What are the muscles attached to?
They are attracted to the bones.
What is the nervous system made up of?
Your brain, spinal cords and nerves.
What are the chemical classes of hormones?
Lipid-soluble and water-soluble,
What are the major functions of the cardiovascular system?
Delivers oxygen, hormones, nutrients, and other important substances to cells.
How does the integumentary system regulate and increase body temperature?
As body temp rises nerve impulses stimulate structure in the skin and other organs to release heat.
What are the three types of muscle tissues?
cardiac, smooth, and skeletal
What are nerve impulses?
The sensory receptors to detect change in temperature, pressure, or light and send messages (via electrical signals)
Why cyclic AMP considered a second messenger?
It activates inactive enzymes in the cell to give the response attributed to the hormones.
What is the link between cholesterol and heart disease?
High levels of cholesterol can increase the risk of heart disease
How is skin color determined?
How much melanin is produced.
What do the muscles produce?
Heat
What are the two nervous systems inside of the nervous system?
Central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system
What are 3 influences over hormones secretion?
Signals from nervous system, chemical changes in the blood, other hormones.
What protects the body from bacteria, viruses and tumor cells?
White blood cells and chemicals in the blood
What are the steps in healing a dermal wound?
Inflammatory phase, migratory phase, proliferate phase, and maturation phase
What do the skeletal muscles help pass through your body?
Urine, blood, and food
When does the development of the nervous system begin?
Why might low thyroid hormone levels in an infant result in mental retardation?
Thyroid hormone stimulates body growth, particularly growth and development of nervous tissue.
What 4 parts make up blood?
Plasma, Leukocytes, Erythrocytes, Platelets.