GMS 6440 Final Exam 2026 Complete Study Guide &
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Skeletal System - correct answers -Organs: bones, cartilage, bone marrow
Function: provide support and protection, store calcium and minerals, form blood cells
Muscular System - correct answers -Organs: muscles, tendons
Function: provide movement, support and protect, generate heat and maintain body temperate
Skeletal, Cardiac, Smooth Muscle - correct answers -Skeletal - contractile proteins form alternating
patterns of light and dark (striations). Voluntary movement.
Cardiac - involuntary. Rich in capillaries, connective tissue supplies blood to the muscle
Smooth - involuntary. Grouped in irregular bundles, found lining internal organs.
Digestive System - correct answers -Organs: teeth, tongue, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, intestines,
liver, gallbladder, pancreas
Function: process and digest food, absorb and conserve water, breakdown nutrients, store energy,
generate heat
How much intestinal juice is secrete and how much water is secreted into the feces? - correct answers -
We produce anywhere between 6.5-8L of liquid a day but only lose 100 ml/day.
Cardiovascular System - correct answers -Organs: heart, blood, vessels
Function: distribute nutrients and stuff, distribute heat and control body temp
Pathway of Circulatory System - correct answers -Deoxygenated Blood - Right Atrium - tricuspid valve -
Right Ventricle - pulmonary artery - Lungs - Oxygenated Blood - pulmonary vein - Left Atrium - mitral
valve - Left Ventricle - Aorta - artery - arteriole - capillary - venule - vein - vena cava
Respiratory System - correct answers -Organs: nasal cavity, sinuses, larynx, trachea, bronchi, lungs,
alveoli
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, Function: deliver air to alveoli, provide O2 to blood, remove CO2 from blood, sound
How many lobes to the right and left lungs have? - correct answers -Right has 3 and the left has 2
Renal and Urinary System - correct answers -Organs: kidney, ureter, bladder
Function: excrete waste from blood, control water balance, storing urine, regulate blood [ ] and pH
How much liquid do we filter a day and how much urine is usually produced? - correct answers -We
filter 170 L/day while only producing 1.5 L of urine.
Endocrine System - correct answers -Organs: pituitary gland, thyroid gland, pancreas, adrenal glands,
gonads, etc
Function: direct long-term changes in systems, metabolic activity, development
Major hormones and their functions - correct answers -GH: pituitary. stimulates growth.
TH: thyroid. maintains metabolism, regulates BP, development
Cortisol: adrenal gland. Stress resistance and fat mobilization
Insulin: pancreas. Lowers blood sugar
Gastrin: stomach. Production of HCl
Erythropoietin: kidney. RBC production
Leptin: adipose. suppresses appetite.
Nervous System - correct answers -Organs: Brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves
Function: provide and interpret sensory info, coordinate activities of other systems
Female Reproductive System - correct answers -Organs: ovaries, uterus, vagina, mammary glands
function: produce female sex cells, support embryo, provide milk
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Verified Answers (Latest Review Pack)
Skeletal System - correct answers -Organs: bones, cartilage, bone marrow
Function: provide support and protection, store calcium and minerals, form blood cells
Muscular System - correct answers -Organs: muscles, tendons
Function: provide movement, support and protect, generate heat and maintain body temperate
Skeletal, Cardiac, Smooth Muscle - correct answers -Skeletal - contractile proteins form alternating
patterns of light and dark (striations). Voluntary movement.
Cardiac - involuntary. Rich in capillaries, connective tissue supplies blood to the muscle
Smooth - involuntary. Grouped in irregular bundles, found lining internal organs.
Digestive System - correct answers -Organs: teeth, tongue, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, intestines,
liver, gallbladder, pancreas
Function: process and digest food, absorb and conserve water, breakdown nutrients, store energy,
generate heat
How much intestinal juice is secrete and how much water is secreted into the feces? - correct answers -
We produce anywhere between 6.5-8L of liquid a day but only lose 100 ml/day.
Cardiovascular System - correct answers -Organs: heart, blood, vessels
Function: distribute nutrients and stuff, distribute heat and control body temp
Pathway of Circulatory System - correct answers -Deoxygenated Blood - Right Atrium - tricuspid valve -
Right Ventricle - pulmonary artery - Lungs - Oxygenated Blood - pulmonary vein - Left Atrium - mitral
valve - Left Ventricle - Aorta - artery - arteriole - capillary - venule - vein - vena cava
Respiratory System - correct answers -Organs: nasal cavity, sinuses, larynx, trachea, bronchi, lungs,
alveoli
1
, Function: deliver air to alveoli, provide O2 to blood, remove CO2 from blood, sound
How many lobes to the right and left lungs have? - correct answers -Right has 3 and the left has 2
Renal and Urinary System - correct answers -Organs: kidney, ureter, bladder
Function: excrete waste from blood, control water balance, storing urine, regulate blood [ ] and pH
How much liquid do we filter a day and how much urine is usually produced? - correct answers -We
filter 170 L/day while only producing 1.5 L of urine.
Endocrine System - correct answers -Organs: pituitary gland, thyroid gland, pancreas, adrenal glands,
gonads, etc
Function: direct long-term changes in systems, metabolic activity, development
Major hormones and their functions - correct answers -GH: pituitary. stimulates growth.
TH: thyroid. maintains metabolism, regulates BP, development
Cortisol: adrenal gland. Stress resistance and fat mobilization
Insulin: pancreas. Lowers blood sugar
Gastrin: stomach. Production of HCl
Erythropoietin: kidney. RBC production
Leptin: adipose. suppresses appetite.
Nervous System - correct answers -Organs: Brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves
Function: provide and interpret sensory info, coordinate activities of other systems
Female Reproductive System - correct answers -Organs: ovaries, uterus, vagina, mammary glands
function: produce female sex cells, support embryo, provide milk
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