Comprehensive Human Body Systems & Anatomy Review for Students

What is the integumentary system responsible for?

Regulating heat and keeping bacteria away.

What is the primary function of the skeletal system?

To support the body.

What do muscles provide?

Movement.

What does the nervous system consist of?

Nerves, brain, and spinal cord, which transmit signals throughout the body.

What is the role of the endocrine system?

To signal the body using slow-acting hormones which the help of kidneys, gonads, and glands.

What is the cranial cavity?

contains the brain

What does the cardiovascular system do?

Pumps blood through the body through blood vessels and the heart

What is the function of the lymphatic system?

Produces white blood cells (WBCs) and cleans blood uses lymph nodes

What is the main purpose of the digestive system?

To digest food by using the GI tract

What organs are part of the respiratory system?

Lungs and trachea, used for breathing.

What do the kidneys do in the urinary system?

Remove waste from the body.

What are the reproductive organs in males and females?

Testes in males and ovaries in females.

What is anatomy?

The study of the structure and shape of the body and its parts.

What is physiology?

The study of the function of the body and its parts.

What is homeostasis?

The maintenance of constant internal conditions in the body.

What is a negative feedback loop?

A process that reverses a change to maintain homeostasis.

What is a positive feedback loop?

A process that amplifies responses to make things happen faster.

What are the levels of organization in the body from smallest to largest?

Chemical, cell, tissue, organ, organ system.

What is the parietal membrane?

The membrane that attaches to the cavity wall.

What is the visceral membrane?

The membrane that surrounds the organ.

What is the thoracic cavity?

The cavity that contains the heart and lungs.

What is the abdominal cavity?

The cavity that contains organs in the abdomen.

What is mitosis?

Cell division.

What is meiosis?

The creation of sex cells.

What are the DNA base pairing rules?

A pairs with T, and C pairs with G.