Organ Systems
What is the function of the cardiovascular system?
The cardiovascular system carries oxygen and nutrients to body parts through the flow of blood.
What is the manus?
the hand
List three of the five survival needs
nutrients, oxygen, water, temperature, atmospheric pressure.
superior
Name the primary organs that build up the cardiovascular system.
heart, blood vessels
Name 3 cavities
answers vary
Name four necessary life functions.
Responsiveness, digestion, metabolism, excretion, reproduction, growth, movement, maintaining boundaries.
toward or at the front of the body
ventral
What is the function of the respiratory system?
keep the body constantly supplied with oxygen and remove carbon dioxide
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Explain why responsiveness is important.
It is the ability to sense changes which are stimuli in the envioronment and react to them
away from the midline of the body
lateral
What are the primary functions of the endocrine system?
controls body activities, release hormones
frontal, orbital, nasal, buccal, oral, mental
give an example of a stimuli
pain, change in temp, etc
proximal
close to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment
What is another name for the urinary system?
excretory system
Name 4 parts of the upper limb
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how is the concept of homeostasis related to disease or aging?
Aging results from homeostatic imbalance as does risk of disease. As you age, the feedback loop weakens.
toward or at the body surface
superficial