Bio107-lab2

Question 1

Cell

Answer 1

building block of all living things

Question 2

Tissue

Answer 2

a group of cells similar in structure and function

Question 3

Organ

Answer 3

a structure composed of 2 or more tissue types that perform a specific function

Question 4

Organ system

Answer 4

a group of organs that work together to perform a body function

Question 5

ORGAN SYSTEMS: Integumentary

Answer 5

skin, epidermal, dermal

Question 6

Integumentary function (4)

Answer 6

1. Protects deeper organs 2. Excretes salts & urea 3. Regulates body temp 4. Produces vitamin D

Question 7

Skeletal

Answer 7

bones, cartilage, tendons, ligaments, joint

Question 8

Skeletal func. (3)

Answer 8

1. Body support & protects organs 2. Levers for mechanical action 3. Cavities provide a site for blood cell formation

Question 9

Muscular

Answer 9

muscles attached to the skeleton

Question 10

Muscular func. (2)

Answer 10

1. Contract or shorten- to allow for walking etc. 2. Generates heat

Question 11

Nervous

Answer 11

brain, spinal cord, nerves, sensory receptors

Question 12

Nervous func. (2)

Answer 12

1. Allows body to detect internal and external environmental changes 2. Helps maintain homestasis

Question 13

Endocrine

Answer 13

pituitary, thymus, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, and pineal glands; ovaries, testes, pancreas

Question 14

Endocrine func. (1)

Answer 14

Helps maintain homeostasis, promotes growth and development

Question 15

Cardiovascular

Answer 15

heart, blood vessels, blood

Question 16

Cardiovasc. func. (2)

Answer 16

1. Carries blood to and from tissue cells where exchanges are made 2. Antibodies and protein molecules in blood protect the body

Question 17

Lymphatic/Immunity

Answer 17

lymphatic vessels, lymph nodes, spleen, thymus, tonsils, lymphoid tissue

Question 18

Lymphatic func. (3)

Answer 18

1. Returns leaked fluid from blood vessles back into the blood 2. Cleanses the blood or pathogens 3. Lymphocytes act as an immune system

Question 19

Respiratory

Answer 19

nasal passages, lungs, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi

Question 20

Respiratory func. (1)

Answer 20

keeps blood oxygenated and removes carbon dioxide

Question 21

Digestive

Answer 21

oral cavity, esophagus, stomach, small & large intestine, teeth, salivary glands, liver, pancreas

Question 22

Digestive func. (2)

Answer 22

1. Breaks down ingested food 2. Removes undigested food as feces

Question 23

Urinary

Answer 23

kidneys, ureters, bladder, urethra

Question 24

Urinary func. (2)

Answer 24

1. Rids body of nitrogen-containing wastes 2. Maintains water, electrolyte, and acid-base balance of blood

Question 25

Reproductive

Answer 25

M: testes, prostate gland, scrotum, penis, and duct system F: ovaries, uterine tubes, uterus, mammary glands, vagina

Question 26

Reproductive func. (2)

Answer 26

1. Provides sperm 2. Provides eggs and females house a baby