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Your organ systems are described as being "interdependent" which means your organ systems
depend on each other.
can each function completely by themselves.
cannot be distinguished from each other.
depend on the health of their cells.
Which is not a function of your skeletal system?
To move substances through your body
To provide support for movement
To protect other organs
To provide attachment points for other tissues
Imagine that you experience a sudden chill and you can feel the hairs on your arms raise. What organ systems are involved in this response? Look at the following diagram of skin to help you.
Integumentary, nervous and muscular
Muscular, circulatory and nervous
Excretory, respiratory and muscular
Integumentary, nervous and endocrine
Juvenile diabetes is a disease characterized by loss of the insulin-producing cells in an organ called the pancreas, leading to a deficiency of insulin in the body. Insulin is a hormone that affects our metabolism and any other body systems. This is a disease of which organ system?
Endocrine
Lymphatic
Nervous
Circulatory
This organ system carries out three interrelated functions: removal of excess body fluids, transport of fat to the circulatory system and the production of immune cells.
Lymphatic
Endocrine
Circulatory
Respiratory
There is another organ system not mentioned in your textbook. Use the following hints to guess what it is:
This system consists of internal and external organs and tissues. The endocrine system closely regulates this system. Our species would not carry on without this system. Your chromosomal makeup determines whether you are male or female.
Reproductive
Endocrine
Lymphatic
Excretory
Which organ is part of your excretory system?
Kidney
Pancreas
Brain
Heart
Many older women suffer from a disease of this organ system, which is characterized by reduced bone density and, therefore, an increased risk of fractures.
Skeletal
Muscular
Integumentary
Endocrine
What is not a component of the integumentary system?
Salivary gland
Skin
Sweat gland
Hair
Delicate nerve cells in your inner ear transmit sound impulses to your brain, where the impulses are translated into what you hear. This is a part of which system?