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Body System
Question | Answer |
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Eliminates nitrogenous waste and regulates electrolytes (water-salt balance) | Urinary |
Allows for the production of offspring | Reproductive |
Site of blood cell formation, protects organs & provides support to the body | Skeletal |
Fast acting control system allows us to respond to internal and external stimulus | Nervous |
Brings oxygen into the body and rids the body of carbon dioxide | Respiratory |
Produces movement | Muscular |
Transports oxygen, nutrients and waste through the body | Cardiovascular |
Breaks down food and allows for absorption | Digestive |
Helps fight infection and is considered a drainage system because it helps remove excess fluid from body tissue | Lymphatic |
Protects the body from disease, chemicals, UV radiation, desiccation | Integumentary |
Secretes regulatory hormones for growth, reproduction and metabolism | Endocrine |