HKR 2311 Quiz: HKR2311 - Open Book Assignment I
14 Feb 2017
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Terminology: list and explain the functions of the various systems. Major organs: skin, hair, sweat glands, nails. Functions: protects against environmental hazards, helps regulate body temperature, provides sensory information. Major organs: bones, cartilages, associated ligaments, bone marrow. Functions: provides support and protection for other tissue, stores calcium and other minerals, forms blood cells. Major organs: skeletal muscles and associated tendons. Functions: provides movement, provides protection and support for other tissues, generates heat that maintains body temperature. Major organs: brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, sense organs. Functions: directs immediate responses to stimuli, coordinates or moderates activities of other organ systems, provides and interprets sensory information about external conditions. Major organs: pituitary gland, thyroid gland, pancreas, adrenal glands, gonads, endocrine tissues in other systems. Functions: directs long-term changes in the activities of other organ systems, adjusts metabolic activity and energy use by the body, controls many structural and functional changes during. Major organs: heart, blood, blood vessels.
