A&P Chapter 1 Organ Systems
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Integumentary system
Skeletal system
Muscular system
Nervous system
Endocrine system
Cardiovascular system
Lymphatic system
Digestive system
Respiratory system
Urinary system
Reproductive system
Integumentary system
Main Organs:
Skin, hair, nails, sweat, glands, sebaceous glands.
Major functions:
Protect tissues, regulate body temperature, support sensory receptors
Skeletal system
Main organs:
Bones, ligaments, cartilage
Main functions:
Provide framework protect soft tissue provide attachments for muscle. Muscles produced blood cells store, inorganic salts
Muscular system
Main organs:
Muscles
Main functions:
Cause movement maintain posture produced body heat
Nervous system
Main organs:
Brain, spinal cord, nerves, sense organs
Main functions:
Detect changes, receive and interpret sensory information, stimulate muscles and glands
Endocrine system
Main organs:
Glands that secrete hormones ( pituitary gland, thyroid gland, parathyroid glands, adrenal glands, pancreas, ovaries, testes, pineal gland and thymus)
Main functions:
Control metabolic activities of body structures
Cardiovascular system
Main organs:
Heart ,arteries, capillaries, veins
Main functions:
Move blood through blood vessels and transport substances throughout the body
Lymphatic system
Main organs:
Lymphatic vessels, lymph nodes, thymus, spleen
Main functions:
Return tissue fluid to the body, carry certain absorbed food molecules, defend the body against infection.
Digestive system
Main organs:
Mouth, teeth, tongue, salivary gland, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, small, and large intestines.
Main functions:
Receive, breakdown and absorb food; eliminate unabsorbed material
Respiratory system
Main organs:
Nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx, trachea bronchi, lungs
Main functions:
Intake and output of air, exchange of gases between air and blood.
Urinary system
Main organs:
Kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, urethra
Main functions:
Remove waste from blood, maintain water and electrolyte balance, store in eliminate urine
Reproductive system
Main organs:
Male- scrotum, testes, epididymides, ductus deferentia, seminal vesicles, prostate gland, bulbourethral gland, urethra, penis
Female- ovaries, uterine tubes, uterus, vagina, clitoris, vulva
Main functions:
Produce and maintain sperm cells, transfer sperm cells into female reproductive tract.
Produce and maintain oocytes, receive sperm cells, support development of an embryo and function in birth process.
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