Organ Systems Overview

Vocabulary flashcards defining organ systems, their functions, and constituent organs based on lecture notes.

Integumentary System

An organ system responsible for protection, water retention, temperature regulation, fat storage, sensation, and vitamin D; consists of the skin, hair, nails, and cutaneous glands.

Skeletal System

An organ system responsible for support, mineral storage, and blood-cell production; consists of bones, cartilage, and ligaments.

Muscular System

An organ system responsible for movement, posture, balance, controlling openings, and heat generation; consists of skeletal, smooth, and cardiac muscle.

Nervous System

An organ system that senses the environment, provides rapid communication, and handles motor control; consists of the brain, spinal cord, nerves, and ganglia.

Endocrine System

An organ system responsible for hormones and chemical communication; consists of the pituitary, pineal, adrenal, thyroid, testicles, hypo, parathyroids, ovaries, thymus, and pancreas.

Cardiovascular System

An organ system that transports nutrients, $O_2$, wastes, hormones, etc.; consists of the heart, arteries, veins, and capillaries.

Lymphatic System

An organ system responsible for immune cell production, immune infection defense, and fluid recovery; consists of the thymus, spleen, lymph nodes, konsils, lymph vessels, and appendix.

Respiratory System

An organ system responsible for gas exchange that brings in $O_2$ and removes $CO_2$; consists of the lungs, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli, nose, tracnea, pharynx, and larynx.

Digestive System

An organ system that breaks down food so cells can absorb it; consists of the mouth, teeth, tongue, esophagus, stomach, intestines, rectum, anus, liver, pancreas, salivary glands, and gallbladder.