QUESTIONS

1. What is a system?
2. What are the 3 groups into which systems are classified?
3. Name 2 main features common to the visceral systems.
4. Name the structural systems and briefly describe their functions.
5. What is the name of the subgroup of the cardiovascular system which is responsible for the transport of products of digestion from the gut to the liver?
6. The lymphatic system is a subgroup of the cardiovascular system and has 5 important roles. Can you name them?
7. What is the name of the subgroup of the cardiovascular system which is responsible for the protection of the body against foreign matter?
8. Name the co-ordinating systems and briefly describe their functions.
9. The special senses are a subgroup of the nervous system. Can you name them?
10. Name the visceral systems and briefly describe their functions.
11. The urinary and reproductive systems are sometimes classified together. What name is given to them under such circumstances?
12. Name the 3 main body cavities.
13. What is the name of the serous membrane which lines all of the body cavities?
14. What is the function of the serous endothelium?
15. What is the name of the serous membrane that lines the thoracic cavity?
16. What is the mediastinum?
17. What bones are covered by the costal pleura?
18. What organs are covered by the visceral pleura?
19. List the boundaries of the thoracic cavity.
20. What is the name of the serous membrane that lines the abdominal and pelvic cavities?
21. What is the name of the fold of the peritoneum which connects the intestine to the posterior abdominal wall?
22. What is the difference between the parietal peritoneum and the visceral peritoneum?
23. What is the collective name given to the structures responsible for closing the posterior part of the pelvis?
24. List the boundaries of the abdominal/pelvic cavity.