Organ Systems
A structure made up of two or more kinds of tissues that can together perform a more complex function than a single tissue.
What is an organ?
The study of disease is commonly known by this term.
What is pathology?
These are the two major categories of body membranes.
What are epithelial membrane and connective tissue membrane?
This body plane divides the body lengthwise into right and left sections.
What is a sagittal plane?
This is a group of organs arranged in such a way that they can perform a more complex function together than any one organ can alone.
What is an organ system?
Name at least six risk factors that may cause disease.
What are micro-organisms, congenital defects, age-related degenerative issues, tumors, trauma, environmental toxins, and stress?
These are the functions of the skin.
What are protection, sensation, flexibility, excretion, vitamin D production, immunity, and regulation of body temperature?
Let's talk about anatomical directions. Fill in the blanks in this sentence: the elbow lies at the ____ end of the lower arm, and the hand lies at the ____ end.
What are proximal and distal?
Our muscular system provides movement and is made up of these three types of muscle tissue.
What are skeletal muscle, smooth muscle, and cardiac muscle tissues?
It is the more commonly known name for a neoplasm.
What is a tumor?
These are the two major exocrine glands associated with the skin.
What are sebaceous glands and sudoriferous glands, (or sweat glands)?
These are the two main body cavities.
What are dorsal and ventral?
The nervous system is made up of these two main divisions.
What are the central nervous system, and the peripheral nervous system?
These are five factors that play a role in causing cancer.
What are genetic factors, carcinogens, age, environment, and viruses?
This classification of burn destroys both epidermis and dermis and extends down into the subcutaneous tissue, destroying nerve endings.
What are third-degree burns?
The axial body region contains these areas of the body.
What are the head, neck, and torso or trunk?
Micturition is another name for this bodily function.
What is urination?
Tuberculosis, asthma, and arthritis are examples of this type of disease.
What are chronic inflammatory diseases?
These are the three most common types of skin cancer.
What are squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma, and malignant melanoma?
These are the primary passive transport processes that move substances from an area of high concentration to one of low concentration through the cell membranes.
What are osmosis, filtration, diffusion, and dialysis?