Activity 2. Organ-System Level

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1. What are the organs that constitute each of the organ-systems above?

  1. INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM: skin, hair, nails, glands, sensory nerves
  2. SKELETAL SYSTEM: bones, joints, connective tissues (cartilage, tendons, ligaments)
  3. MUSCULAR SYSTEM: no organs, only muscle tissues (cardiac, smooth, skeletal)
  4. NERVOUS SYSTEM: brain, spinal cord, nerves
  5. ENDOCRINE SYSTEM: hypothalamus, pineal body, pituitary, thyroid and parathyroid, thymus, adrenal gland, pancreas, ovary (females), testis (males)
  6. CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM: heart, blood vessels
  7. LYMPHATIC SYSTEM: spleen, bone marrow, thymus, tonsils, lymph nodes, lymph vessels
  8. RESPIRATORY SYSTEM: nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, lungs
  9. DIGESTIVE SYSTEM: oral cavity (mouth), esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, accessory organs (liver, salivary glands, pancreas, gallbladder, appendix)
  10. URINARY SYSTEM: kidneys, ureters, bladder, urethra
  11. REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM: (i) MALES- testes, scrotum, penis, accessory glands, duct system, epididymis, vas deferens, prostate; (ii) FEMALES: ovaries, uterine tubes, uterus, cervix and vagina, accessory glands, external genital organs

2. Which organ systems function to regulate acid-base balance in body fluid?

URINARY SYSTEM, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM