Body systems, general function, & major organs

Integumentary: skin, hair, nails, sweat glands, sebaceous glands

protects tissues, regulate body temp, support sensory receptors

skeletal: bones, ligaments, cartilages

provide framework, protect soft tissues, provide attachments for muscles, produce blood cells, store inorganic salts

muscular: muscles

cause movements, maintain posture, produce body heat

nervous: brain, spinal cord, nerves, sense organs

detect changes, receive and interpret sensory info, stimulate muscles & glands

endocrine: glands that secrete hormones (pituitary, thyroid, pancreas, etc.)

control metabolic activities of body structures

cardiovascular: heart, arteries, capillaries, veins

move blood through blood vessels and transport substances throughout body

lymphatic: lymphatic vessels, lymph nodes, thymus, spleen

return tissue fluid to the blood, carry certain absorbed food molecules, defend body against infection

digestive: mouth, tongue, teeth, salivary glands, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, small and large intestines

receive, break down, and absorb food; eliminate unabsorbed material

Respiratory: Nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, lungs

intake and output of air, exchange of gases between air and blood

Urinary: kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, urethra

removes wastes from blood, maintain water and electrolyte balance, store and eliminate urine

reproductive:

male - scrotum, testes, epididymides, ductus deferentia, seminal vesciles, prostate gland, bulbourethral glands, urethra penis

female - ovaries, uterine tubes, uterus, vagina, clitoris, vulva

produce and maintain oocytes, receive sperm cells, support development of an embryo, and function in birth process