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SYSTEMS
Body systems and definitions
Question | Answer |
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Cardiovascular | transports oxygen and nutrients to tissues |
Digestive | changes food to simpler chemicals to be absorbed |
Endocrine | regulates body functions be means of hormones |
Integumentary | is a barrier to pathogens and chemicals |
Lymphatic | destroys pathogens that enter the body |
Muscular | moves the skeleton and produces heat |
Nervous | regulates body functions by means of impulses |
Reproductive | produces egg or sperm to continue the species |
Respiratory | exchanges oxygen and carbon dioxide between the blood and air |
Skeletal | supports the body and protects the internal organs |
Urinary | removes waste products from blood |