Chapter 2 topics/notes
What are the four primary tissue groups?
Connective, Epithelial, Muscle, and Nervous
What does connective tissue do?
Connects things together, stores fat, fills empty space, and supports and stabilizes
What cavity contains the brain?
Cranial cavity
What cavities DO NOT open to the outside of the body?
Cranial cavity, Thoracic cavity, Abdominal cavity, Pelvic cavity, Spinal cavity
Where is muscle tissue found?
(attached to) bones, and found in hollow tubes
What does epithelial tissue do?
Protects, absorbs, excretes, and secretes
What system contains the nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and lungs?
Respiratory system
What system intakes and outputs air, and exchange gases between air and blood?
Respiratory system
A
Right hypochondriac region
G
Right inguinal region
3
Right lower quadrant
D
Right lumbar region
F
Right lumbar region
1
Right upper quadrant
What system consists of bones, ligaments, and cartilage?
Skeletal system
What system provides framework, protects soft tissues, provides attachments for muscles, produces blood cells, and stores inorganic salts?
Skeletal system
What cavity contains the spinal cord?
Spinal cavity
What cavity contains the heart, lungs, thymus gland, trachea, and the esophagus?
Thoracic cavity
What does nervous tissue do?
Transmits signals throughout the body, relays signals, alerts of danger with sensory receptors, and works as the "control center"
E
Umbilical region
What system consists of the kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra?
Urinary system
What system removes waste from blood, balances and maintains water and electrolytes, and stores and transports urine?
Urinary system
Where is nervous tissue found?
brain, spinal cord, and nerves
Where is epithelial tissue found?
intestines, glands, hair, nails, skin, sweat, organs, outside of body
LLQ
left lower quadrant
LUQ
left upper quadrant
RLQ
right lower quadrant
RUQ
right upper quadrant
What system receives and interprets sensory information, and stimulates muscles and glands?
Nervous system
What cavity contains the bladder, large intestine, rectum, anus, and all reproductive organs?
Pelvic cavity
What cavity contains the stomach, intestines, liver, spleen, kidneys, and pancreas?
Abdominal cavity
What does muscle tissue do?
Allows for movement of the body
What are the three types of muscle?
Cardiac, skeletal, and smooth
What system consists of the heart and blood vessels?
Cardiovascular system
What system moves blood and transports substances throughout the body?
Cardiovascular system
What system consists of the mouth, tongue, teeth, salivary glands, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, small and large intestines?
Digestive system
What system receives, breaks down, and absorbs foods, and eliminates unabsorbed material?
Digestive system
What system consists of the pituitary gland, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, pancreas, ovaries, testes, pineal, and thymus?
Endocrine system
What system controls the metabolic activities of organs?
Endocrine system
B
Epigastric region
What system contains the ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterus, vagina, and vulva?
Female Reproductive system
What system produces and maintains egg cells, receives sperm cells, supports and develops an embryo, and controls functions in the birth process?
Female Reproductive system
H
Hypogastric region
What body system consists of the hair, nails, sweat glands, and sebaceous glands?
Integumentary system
What system protects tissues, regulates body temp, and supports sensory receptors?
Integumentary system
C
Left hypochondriac region
I
Left inguinal region
4
Left lower quadrant
2
Left upper quadrant
Where is connective tissue found?
Ligaments, tendons, bones, fat, blood, cartilage, and empty spaces
What system consists of the lymph vessels, lymph nodes, thymus and spleen?
Lymphatic system
What system defends the body against infection, returns tissue fluid to blood, carry certain absorbed food molecules?
Lymphatic system
What system consists of the scrotom, testes, epididymides, vasa diferentia, seminal vesicles, prostate, bulborethal glands, and penis?
Male Reproductive system
What system produces and maintains sperm cells, and transfers sperm cells into female reproductive tract?
Male Reproductive system
What system causes movement, maintains posture, and produces body heat?
Muscular system
What system consists of the muscles?
Muscular system
What cavity opens to the outside of the body?
Nasal cavity
What system consists of the brain, spinal cord, nerves, and sense organs?
Nervous system
