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11 Body Systems
Function | System |
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Includes skin, hair, & nails Produces Vit D & regulates body temp | Integumentary |
Includes bones, joints, and cartilage Provides framework for muscle | Skeletal |
Contracts/ Shorten to allow movement Does not include heart or organs | Muscular |
Includes brain, spinal cord, nerves, & sensory receptors Fast-acting response to stimuli | Nervous |
Includes lymph nodes, sleen, & tonsils Protects immune system and houses white blood cells | Lymphatic |
Includes Pituatary, thyroid, pancreas, etc. Not anatomically connected, slow acting, secrete hormones | Endocrine |
Includes heart & blood vessels O2 in/ CO2 out, delivery system | Cardiovascular |
Includes nasal passages,, trachea, lungs, etc. Exchanges gases through alveoli (tiny air sacs) | Respiratory |
Includes esophagus, stomach, intestines, etc. Breaks down food & delivers nutrient, removes waste | Digestive |
Includes kidneys, bladder, & urethra Removes nitrogeneous waste, balances water & salt levels | Urinary ( Excretory) |
Includes Scrotum, penis, the duct system, uterus, etc. Produces offspring, males-testes, females-ovaries | Reproductive |