Integumentary System
The Integumentary system is made up of what three tissue?
Skin
Hair
Nails
How many bones are there in the human body?
206
Other than movement what is one other role the muscular system plays a role in?
Preventing injury
Helps other organs do their jobs
The circulatory system is responsible for moving blood, nutrients, and ________________.
Waste
Chemical messengers, that help regulate body processes are known as what?
Hormones
What are two roles of the Integumentary system?
Movement
Protection
The three main functions of the skeletal system are protection, _____________, and shape.
Structure
What are the three types of muscle tissue?
Skeletal
Cardiac
Smooth
The circulatory system assists the immune system in what?
Fighting infection
Hormones are transported throughout the body through the ___________.
Blood
What are two roles of the skin?
Protection
Waste Removal
Temperature Regulation
House nerve endings
Makes Vitamin D
Give me one example of how a bone/bones protects you.
Skull- brain
Ribs- vital organs (heart lungs)
Vertebrae- spinal cord
Muscle is attached to bone by what?
Tendon
What are the three different vessels in the circulatory system?
Arteries, Veins, Capillaries
Adrenal glands produce what hormone?
Adrenaline
The outermost layer of the skin is known as what? This is your first line of defense for protection.
Epidermis
Bones are flexible because they contain ___________.
Collagen
This type of muscle you can not control
Smooth
Arteries carry ____________ rich blood.
Oxygen
What gland is located on the back of the thyroid?
Parathyroid
What are the three layers of your skin?
Hypodermis
Dermis
Epidermis
What is the tough rubbery like tissue that protects and cushions bones?
Cartilage
When muscles tighten and get shorter they are doing what?
Contracting
What is the largest artery in the body?
Aorta
Why is the pituitary gland known as the "Mast Gland"?
It produces hormones that control all of the other endocrine glands.