BPK 325 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Reticular Fiber, Myelin, Chondrocyte
16 Aug 2020
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Cell tissue organ organ system organism. Function: supports body, enables movement (in joint efforts with muscular system. Function: enables movement (in conjunction with skeletal system), helps maintain body temp. Function: detects and processes sensory info, activates bodily responses. Ex. brain, spinal cord (sc), peripheral nerves. Ex. pituitary gland, thyroid gland, pancreas, adrenal glands, testes, ovaries. Function: delivers oxygen and nutrients to tissues, equalizes temperature in body. Function: returns fluid to blood, defends against pathogens. Ex. thymus, lymph nodes, spleen, lymphatic vessels. Function: removes co 2 from body, delivers o 2 to blood. Function: processes food to use by body, removes waste from undigested food. Ex. stomach, liver, gallbladder, large intestine, small intestine. Function: controls water balance in body, removes wastes from blood and excretes them. Function: produces sex hormones/gametes, delivers gametes to female. Function: produces sex hormones/gametes, supports embryo/fetus until birth, produces milk for infant. Superior/cranial: position is above/higher than another body part.
