Download Human Body Systems Cheat Sheet and more Assignments Anatomy in PDF only on Docsity! Name: _____________________________________________________________ Date: __________________________________ Period: _________________ Human Body Systems Cheat Sheet System Function Parts Key Words/Facts Cardiovascular transports nutrients, gases and wastes to and from cells heart blood red blood cells – carry oxygen blood vessels: arteries – oxygen rich veins – oxygen poor capillaries – where exchange takes place transport, deliver, carries blood carries nutrients, oxygen to cells and takes wastes away from cells Respiratory takes in oxygen and removes carbon dioxide releases energy from food for cells to use lungs, nose, trachea, bronchi alveoli – where gas exchange takes place release of energy oxygen intake Digestive breakdown of food into useable nutrients absorption of nutrients takes place in the small intestine/villi absorption of water takes place in the large intestine mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, villi, large intestine, rectum, anus villi- where exchange of nutrients takes place exchange of nutrients takes place in villi, which are located in the small intestine. Urinary (Excretory) removes wastes from body kidneys, nephrons, ureters, bladder, urethra filters waste from blood eliminates waste Muscular moves the body skeletal, smooth, cardiac voluntary vs. involuntary movement muscles move the body both externally and internally know difference between voluntary and involuntary Skeletal protection storage movement blood cell production bones, cartilage and connective tissue are all living organs that make up the skeletal system joints – held together by ligaments red blood cells made in bone marrow Immune helps keep body safe from diseases no true organs white blood cells fight pathogens fights disease, pathogens Nervous gathers and interprets info and responds controls almost everything you do CNS – brain and spinal cord PNS – neurons/nerve cells control signals
