Radiographic Pathology Chap 4
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- Skeletal System is primarily composed of 2 highly specialized connective tissue:
- Bone and Cartilage
- What is the the function of skeletal system
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provides:
body support
protection
movement
blood cell production - what is the function of the digestive system?
- Alters the chemical and physical composition of food, so that it can be absorbed and used by the body cells.
- Function is the oxygenation of blood and the removal of waste products of the body in the form of carbon dioxide
- Respiratory system
- what is the functional unit of the kidney?
- Nephrons
- What does the Urinary system do?
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-filters wasted products from the blood
-reabsorbs water nutrients from the tubular fluid
-secrete excess substances in the form of urine - In the femail reproductive system, woman's reproductive live begins with what?
- the onset of the menstruation(menarche)
- Which system maintains an adequate supply of blood to all the tissues of the body?
- Cariovascular system
- Biochemical communications network through which several small glands control a broad range of vital body activities
- Endocrine system
- Which system transmits and coordiantes stimuli and integrates it into the phenomena that makes up mental activity and behavior
- CNS