PLTW Human Body Systems Semester Exam Study Guide Questions And Answers With Verified Tests 100% Correct Answers

skeletal system - function: provides support and structure, stores calcium, minerals, fats, marrow eg: Bones, Cartilage Integumentary System - function: provides protection regulates body temp, prevents water loss eg: skin, hair Muscle System - function: provides body movement and generates heat when muscles contract eg: muscles, tendons Nervous System - function: regulatory system that controls body movement, consciousness, intelligence, memory eg: brain, spinal cord, nerves Endocrine System - function: secretes hormones which regulate body and cellular growth, chemical levels in the body, and reproductive functions eg: pituitary gland, thyroid gland Circulatory System - function: pumps blood to distribute hormones, nutrients and gases and removes wastes eg: heart, veins, arteries Lymphatic System - function: transports and filters lymph and initiates immune response eg: nodes, lymph vessels, spleen Digestive System - function: mechanically and chemically breakdowns food materials, absorbs nutrients and expels wasteeg: stomach, liver, intestines Respiratory System - function: responsible for the exchange of gases within the body between blood and lungs eg: lungs, trachea Urinary System - function: filters the blood and removes waste from it, concentrates waste into urine and expels urine from body eg: Kidneys, bladder Reproductive System - function: produces sex cells, hormones and when in conjunction allows for fertilization eg: male: testes, seminal vesicles female: ovaries, uterus Anterior - Situated toward the front of the body Deep - Away from the body surface; more internal Distal - Situated away from the point of attachment or origin or a central point; located away from the center of the body Dorsal - Being or located near, on, or toward the back or posterior part of the human body Inferior - Situated below and closer to the feet than another and especially another similar part of an upright body especially of a human being Lateral - Of or relating to the side; especially of a body partMedial - Lying or extending in the middle; especially of a body part Posterior - Situated at or toward the hind part of the body Proximal - Situated next to or near the point of attachment or origin or a central point Superficial - Of, relating to, or located near the surface Superior - Situated toward the head and further away from the feet than another and especially another similar part of an upright body Ventral - Pertaining to the anterior or front side of the body; opposite of dorsal Abdominal - Abdomen or stomach Antecubital - Front side of elbow Axillary - Arm pit Brachial - Arm Buccal - Cheek Calcaneal - Heel of foot Carpal - Wrist Cephalic - HeadCervical - Neck Coxal - Hip Digital - Fingers/Toes Femoral - Thigh