Rat Lecture/ Reading Final

What is an example of an organ?

• Pancreas

• Blood

• Insulin

• Knee

• Integumentary

• Reproductive

• Circulatory

• Respiratory

Protects the body, regulates body temperature

• Integumentary

• Nervous

• Skeletal

• Muscular

Main Organs: Bones and joints

• Skeletal

• Muscular

• Circulatory

• Respiratory

The integumentary system of the rat includes:

• Skin, hair

• Skin, hair, nails

• Skin, nails

• Skin, hair, nails, bones

What is the main function of the respiratory system?

• regulate the body's functions by secreting hormones
• protect the inner organs of the body from harm
• coordinate the actions of the body
• exchange carbon dioxide & oxygen with the environment

Main Organs: Stomach and Intestines

• Skeletal

• Digestive

• Circulatory

• Respiratory

This system filters and removes liquid wastes from the body.

• endocrine
• digestive
• circulatory
• excretory

• Integumentary

• Skeletal

• Circulatory

• Respiratory

The excretory system gets rid of:

• Nutrients

• Cartilage

• Waste

• Oxygen