Intro to Human Anatomy

• Organs & Organ Systems

• Specialized Cells & Tissues

• Feedback Loops & Homeostasis

• A group of organs that perform closely related functions is an organ system.

• There are eleven organ systems in the body. You are responsible for knowing the name, structure and function of all eleven organ systems:

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1. Nervous – receives, processes and responds to stimuli about the world around us

2. Integumentary – connects organs, holds the body together, and protects it

3. Skeletal – works with muscular to enable movement and protects the organs

4. Muscular – works with skeletal to enable movement

5. Circulatory – circulates blood around body to deliver nutrients and remove waste

6. Respiratory – provides body with oxygen and removes carbon dioxide

7. Digestive – breaks down food into parts the body can use

8. Excretory – cleans blood and rids body of the waste

9. Endocrine – controls body processes via hormones

10. Reproductive (male and female) – generates offspring

11. Lymphatic / Immune – protects body from disease

• You are also responsible for knowing the name, specific location, and function of the following internal organs:

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• Trachea

• Bronchi & bronchioles

• Esophagus

• Ureters

• Bladder

• Urethra

• Ovaries

• Testes

• Fallopian Tubes

• Uterus

• Hypothalamus

• Brain

• Spinal Cord

• Heart

• Lungs

• Diaphragm

• Kidneys

• Liver

• Pancreas

• Stomach

• Small Intestine

• Large Intestine / Colon

• Rectum

• You are also responsible for knowing the general structure and function of the following:

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• Blood (red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets)

• Skin

• Glands

• Bones / Cartilage

• Ligaments

• Tendons

• Muscles (be able to differentiate between cardiac, smooth, and skeletal)

• Peripheral Nerves

• Blood Vessels (arteries, veins, capillaries)

• Lymph Nodes and Vessels

Nervous System

Function: Recognizes and coordinates the body’s response to changes in its internal and external environments

Structures: • Brain

Processes incoming stimuli from sensory neurons and organs

Sends outgoing stimuli to muscles to cause movement or tissues to cause release of chemicals

Protected by the skull

• Spinal Cord Highway for nerve impulses to/from the brain Protected by vertebrae

• Peripheral nerves Carry impulses to/from the brain

Integumentary System

Function: Serves as a barrier against infection and injury; helps to regulate body temperature; provides protection against ultraviolet radiation from the sun

Structures: • hair, nails, sweat and oil glands• Skin

Holds together the body

Creates a barrier against germs, UV radiation, and other harmful agents of the external environment

Creates a barrier to water loss

Helps regulate body temperature

Skeletal System

Function: Supports the body; protects internal organs; allows movement; stores mineral reserves; provides a site for blood cell formation

Structures: • Bones

Form and shape the body Protect organs Enable movement (muscles pull them)

• Cartilage A type of bone that is flexible

• Ligaments Connect bone to bone

• Tendons Connect bone to muscle

Skeletal System

Can you find the following bones in your body?

Muscular System

Function: Works with skeletal system to produce voluntary movement; helps to circulate blood and move food through the digestive system

Structures: • Skeletal muscle

Connects to bone, enables movement via contraction which pulls on bone

• Smooth muscle Forms organs that squeeze (ex: stomach) Involuntary movement

• Cardiac muscle Makes up heart Regular beats due to pacemaker

Circulatory System

Function: Brings oxygen, nutrients, and hormones to cells; fights infection; removes cell wastes; helps to regulate body temperature

Structures: • Heart

Muscle that squeezes blood around the body via the blood vessels

Two halves: one half pumps deoxygenated blood from the body to the lungs to pick up oxygen and release CO2; the other half pumps oxygenated blood coming from the lungs to the body

• Blood Transport system for dissolved gasses (oxygen,

CO2), nutrients, waste, immune cells

Circulatory System

Function: Brings oxygen, nutrients, and hormones to cells; fights infection; removes cell wastes; helps to regulate body temperature

Structures: • Blood vessels

Tubes that blood travels through

Arteries – carry blood away from the heart (oxygenated if going to the body, deoxygenated if going to the lungs)

Veins – carry blood towards the heart (oxygenated if coming from the lungs, deoxygenated if coming from the body)

Capillaries – microscopic vessels that connect arteries and veins (where oxygen leaves blood and CO2 enters the blood)

Respiratory System

Function: Provides oxygen needed for cellular respiration and removes excess carbon dioxide from the body

Structures: • Lungs• Nose, pharynx, larynx• Trachea• Bronchi• Bronchioles

Digestive System

Function: Converts food into simpler molecules that can be used by the cells of the body; absorbs food; eliminates wastes

Structures: • Mouth, pharynx• Esophagus• Stomach• Small Intestine• Large Intestine (Colon)• Rectum

Excretory System

Function: Eliminates waste products from the body in ways that maintain homeostasis

Structures: • Skin• Lungs• Kidneys• Ureters• Urinary Bladder• Urethra

Endocrine System

Function: Controls growth, development and metabolism; maintains homeostasis

Structures: • Glands (pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid,

adrenals)• Hypothalamus, • Pancreas• Ovaries (in females)• Testes (in males)

Reproductive System

Function: Produces reproductive cells; in females, nurtures and protects developing embryo

Structures: • Testes,epididymis, vas

deferens, urethra, and penis (in males)

• Ovaries, Fallopian tubes, uterus, vagina (in females)

Lymphatic/Immune System

Function: Helps protect the body from disease; collects fluid lost from blood vessels and returns the fluid to the circulatory system

Structures: • White blood cells• Thymus, Spleen• Lymph nodes and lymph vessels

Our organs are made out of four different types of tissue, and each tissue is made out of groups of different types of cells all working together.

Connective Tissue gives shape to organs and holds them together. It is made out of cells like bone and cartilage.

Nervous Tissue transmits messages throughout your body so that you are aware of what is going on around you and so you can respond to your environment. It includes various types of nerve cells.

Muscle Tissue enables you to move by contracting to pull on bones or tighten organs. It includes three different types of muscle cells.

Epithelial tissue helps to protect you from germs, injury, and fluidloss by forming layers that cover organ surfaces such as the surface of the skin, the airways, the reproductive tract, and the inner lining of the digestive tract.