organ system

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  • The endocrine system produces hormones that regulate various bodily functions such as growth, metabolism, reproduction, and stress response.
  • Parts and functions of the brain:
    • Frontal lobe:
    • For judgement, foresight, and voluntary movement
    • Smell
    • Temporal lobe:
    • For intellectual and emotional functions
    • Hearing
    • Parietal lobe:
    • For comprehension of language
    • Occipital lobe:
    • Primary visual area
    • Cerebellum:
    • Controls body posture, balance, and coordination
    • Brainstem:
    • Controls breathing, digestion, heart rate, and blood pressure
  • Parts and functions of the nerve cell (neuron):
    • Dendrite:
    • Receive signals from other neurons and transmit them towards the cell body
    • Nucleus:
    • Controls the cell's activities and contains genetic information essential for its function and reproduction
    • Cell body:
    • Integrates and processes signals from dendrites
    • Axon:
    • Carries signals away from the cell body and towards other neurons or cells
    • Axon terminal:
    • Releases neurotransmitters, chemical messengers that carry signals to the next neuron across the synapse
  • Parts and functions of the male reproductive system:
    • Testes:
    • Generate sperm cells
    • Penis:
    • Male external genitalia used for copulation
    • Scrotum:
    • Keeps the testes at an optimal temperature for sperm production
    • Epididymis:
    • Stores and matures sperm cells produced in the testes
    • Urethra:
    • Passage for seminal fluid and urine to leave the body
    • Vas deferens:
    • Carries mature sperm from the epididymis to the urethra during ejaculation
    • Prostate gland:
    • Protects and nourishes sperm cells
    • Seminal vesicle:
    • Secretes fluid rich in sugars and proteins that mix with sperm to form seminal fluid
  • Parts and functions of the female reproductive system:
    • Ovary:
    • Produces and releases eggs (ova) through ovulation
    • Vagina:
    • Female external genitalia used for copulation
    • Cervix:
    • Allows sperm cells to enter the uterus and protects the uterus from infections
    • Fallopian tube:
    • Carries eggs from the ovaries to the uterus and provides the site for fertilization
    • Uterine cavity:
    • Provides a protective and nourishing environment and supports the implantation, growth, and development of a fetus during pregnancy
  • Parts and functions of the endocrine system:
    • Hypothalamus (The Regulator of hormones):
    • Secretes hormones that regulate bodily functions like hunger, thirst, body temperature, and sleep
    • Pituitary gland (The Master gland or the "boss" gland):
    • Secretes hormones that regulate growth, metabolism, reproduction, and other bodily functions
    • Pineal gland:
    • Produces melatonin hormone that helps regulate sleep
    • Thyroid gland:
    • Produces hormones that regulate metabolism, energy production, and growth
    • Adrenal gland:
    • Secretes adrenaline as stress and emergency responders
    • Pancreas:
    • Produces insulin hormones that help regulate blood sugar levels
  • The respiratory system brings oxygen to the body's tissues and removes carbon dioxide from them.