The Human

Body

Levels of Organization in Humans

Human Organ Systems Skeletal System

Muscular System

Circulatory System

Respiratory System

Digestive System

Nervous System

Reproductive System

Endocrine System

Integumentary System

Excretory System

Lymphatic/Immune System

Skeletal System Structures: Bones, Cartilage,

Ligaments, tendons

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

• Makes up the general framework of the body.

• Composed of 206 named bones of various shapes and sizes.

• Ligaments hold bones together.

• Cartilage can be found between many of the bones. This smooth, slightly elastic connective tissue works to cushion the ends of the bones where they bump together at a joint.

• Bones are alive and continue to grow until about age 25.

• They are hard due to the high concentration of certain minerals such as calcium and phosphorus.

Human Joints The joint is the place where two bones

meet. There are two types of joints:

Immovable joints do not permit any movement of the bones.

The suture joints of the skull and the fused bones of the sacrum and coccyx are examples of this type of joint.

Movable joints allow the body to move depending on the type of joint will determine how the joint will move.

Movable Joints Hinge joints

found in knee and elbow permit back and forth motion in only one

direction.

Ball-and-socket joints The hip and shoulder joints They permit nearly a full range of motion.

Pivot joint The joint at the base of the skull It allows movement of the head in a circular

motion.

Gliding joints The joints of the wrist and ankle. The many small bones found in the wrist and ankle

move slightly over one another permitting movement to occur.

ASIMO = Advanced Steps In Mobility

http://asimo.honda.com/default.aspx

Muscular System Structures: Skeletal Muscle, smooth

muscle, cardiac muscle

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

http://trc.ucdavis.edu/biosci10v/bis10v/week10/08muscularsystem.html

homepage.smc.edu/.../anatomy1/1muscles.html

Circulatory System Structures: heart, blood vessels,

blood

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

Blood Flow through the Heart

1. Oxygen-poor blood flows from the body into the right atrium.

2. Blood flows through the right atrium into the right ventricle.

3. The right ventricle pumps the blood to the lungs, where the blood releases waste gases and picks up oxygen.

4. The newly oxygen-rich blood (shown in red) returns to the heart and enters the left atrium.

5. Blood flows through the left atrium into the left ventricle.

6. The left ventricle pumps the oxygen-rich blood to all parts of the body.

www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/eheart/human.html

Respiratory System Structures: Nose, pharynx,

larynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, lungs

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

One of the main jobs of the cardiovascular system is to deliver oxygen (O2) to the body.

As our bodies work, it uses up oxygen, replacing it with carbon dioxide (CO2).

Air enters our lungs through pressure changes.

Inhalation – Diaphragm and related muscles contract, chest expands, air gets pulled in

Exhalation – Muscles relax, elastic cartilage pulls ribs in, chest contracts, air is pushed out of lungs

Digestive System Structures: Mouth, pharynx,

esophagus, stomach, small and large intestines, rectum

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

Nervous System Structures: Brain, spinal cord.

Peripheral nerves

Functions: Recognizes and coordinates the body’s responses to changes in its internal and external environments

Reproductive Systems Structures:

Males-Testes, epididymis, vas deferens, urethra, and penis

Females-Ovaries, Fallopian tubes uterus, vagina

Functions: Produces reproductive cells Males-spermFemales- eggs, also nurtures and protects

developing embryo ○ Stages development

Sperm & egg unite during fertilization to create a zygote- blastocyst – embryo- fetus- Infant

Endocrine System Structures: Glands- Hypothalamus,

pituitary, pineal, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenals, pancreas, ovaries (females), testes (males)

Function: Controls growth, development, and metabolism, maintains homeostasis

1. Pineal gland,

2. Pituitary gland,

3. Thyroid gland,

4. Thymus,

5. Adrenal gland,

6. Pancreas,

7. Ovary, female only

8. Testis, male only

Male Female

Integumentary System Structures: Skin, hair, nails, sweat

and oil glands

Functions: Serves as a barrier to regulate body temperatures, provides protection against ultraviolet radiation from the sun

Excretory System Structures: Skin, Lungs, kidneys,

ureters, urinary, bladder, urethra

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

Lymphatic/immune System Structures: White blood cells,

thymus, spleen lymph nodes, lymph vessels

Functions: Helps protect the body from disease. Collects fluid lost from blood vessels and returns the fluid to the circulatory system

ʘ Part of the immune system, which defends the body against infection.

ʘ A network of small lymph nodes connected by very thin lymph vessels, which branch into every part of the body except the brain and spinal cord.

Lymphatic System

The major nodes can be found in the neck, armpits, chest, abdomen, pelvis and groin. Other parts of the lymphatic system include the spleen, thymus and bone marrow.

A clear fluid called lymph flows through the lymph vessels. It contains white blood cells called

lymphocytes, special proteins called antibodies, and some waste products.

The lymph fluid passes through the

lymph nodes, which filter out bacteria and other harmful things