Body parts and function

Cards (20)

  • Brain -body's control system
  • Frontal lobe
    Largest lobe responsible for thinking, self control , emotion
  • Parietal lobe
    Responsible for organizing and interpreting
  • Occipital lobe
    Responsible for visual processing
  • Cerebellum
    Responsible for fine movement and balance
  • Brain stem
    Connects to the spinal cord
  • Lungs - parts of the respiratory system responsible for breathing
  • Heart - provide blood to the body ( pumps blood to the body)
  • Parts of the heart
    Right atrium, right ventricle, left atrium, left ventricle
  • Spleen - stores blood and filters blood ( create white blood cells )
  • Stomach - breaks down food
  • Pancreas - has two functions exocrine function and endocrine function
  • Endrocine function
    Regulates blood sugar with insulin and glucagon
  • Insulin
    High blood pressure
  • Liver - important organ in the metabolic system
  • Liver function
    - purify blood , metabolism of nutrients , detoxifies chemicals and metabolize drugs , production of plasma proteins and blood clothing factors , production of cholesterol , production of bilo , destroy bacteria
  • Gall bladder - stores bile produce by liver
  • Kidney - filter bloods , create urine , detect water balance and activate vitaman D
  • Small and large intestine - digest food , filter out waste , absorbs water
  • Bladder - urinary tract system ; identify useful and waste products ( store's urine )