Introduction to the Body's Systems
This text provides a brief introduction to homeostasis and osmoregulation, digestive system, circulatory and respiratory systems, endocrine system, musculoskeletal system, and nervous system.
Topics
- sensory-somatic nervous system
- spinal cord
- sympathetic nervous system
- synaptic cleft
- temporal lobe
- thalamus
- threshold of excitation
- appendicular skeleton
- auditory ossicle
- axial skeleton
- cardiac muscle tissue
- cartilaginous joint
- fibrous joint
- hyoid bone
- lower limb
- myofibril
- myofilament
- pectoral girdle
- rheumatologist
- ribcage
- sarcolemma
- sarcomere
- skeletal muscle tissue
- skull
- smooth muscle tissue
- thoracic cage
- peristalsis
- bicuspid valve
- blood plasma
- cardiomyocytes
- chest cavity
- diastole relaxation
- epiglottis
- glial cells
- gray matter
- intracellular fluid
- meninges
- myelin sheath
- pelvic girdle
- prosthesis
- rheumatoid arthritis
- salivary gland
- simple sugar
- stimulus
- synovial joints
- thymus gland
- upper limb
- urethra
- white matter
- homeostasis
- osmoregulation
- mineral
- hippocampus
- ectotherm
- endotherm
- set point
- thermoregulation
- anus
- bile
- bolus
- chyme
- essential nutrient
- large intestine
- nutrition
- pepsin
- rectum
- small intestine
- villi
- adrenal cortex
- adrenal gland
- aldosterone
- diabetes mellitus
- down-regulation
- endocrine gland
- endocrinologist
- exocrine gland
- glucagon
- hormonal stimuli
- parathyroid gland
- pituitary gland
- thyroid gland
- up-regulation
- intracellular hormone receptor
- inferior vena cava
- nephron
- osmotic balance
- renal artery
- renal vein
- ureter
- urinary bladder
- carbohydrate
- vitamin
- food pyramid
- joint
- middle ear
- receptor
- amino acid
- frontal lobe
- lipid
- blood
- aorta
- electrocardiogram
- vertebral column
- cardiac cycle
- closed circulatory system
- interstitial fluid
- open circulatory system
- pulmonary circulation
- superior vena cava
- systemic circulation
- systole
- tricuspid valve
- alveolus
- bronchi
- bronchiole
- gas exchange
- nasal cavity
- pharynx
- primary bronchus
- trachea
- air sacs
- hormone
- amylase
- pancreas
- epilepsy
- artery
- liver
- ventricle
- vein
- spine
- kidney
- atrium
- duodenum
- insulin
- gallbladder
- bladder
- diaphragm
- bone
- colon
- esophagus
- brain
- stomach
- neuron
- synapse
- nucleotide
- obesity
- action potential
- amygdala
- autonomic nervous system
- axon
- basal ganglia
- brainstem
- central nervous system
- cerebellum
- cerebral cortex
- cerebrospinal fluid
- corpus callosum
- mouth
- larynx
- electrolyte
- carbon dioxide
- cellulose
- capillary
- dendrite
- depolarization
- glia
- hypothalamus
- limbic system
- membrane potential
- occipital lobe
- parasympathetic nervous system
- parietal lobe
- peripheral nervous system