All body systems

Body systems

Musculoskeletal

Mechanical support, posture, and locomotion

Cardiovascular

Transportation of oxygen, nutrients and hormones throughout the body and elimination of cellular metabolic waste

Nervous

Control center and initiation. Regulates activity of vital body functions

Digestive

Breaks down food to be absorbed as nutrients

Urinary

filters and removes waste products from the blood, maintain fluid and electrolyte balance

Endocrine

secretion of hormones

Respiratory

gas exchange between air and body, breathing

Lymphatic

drainage system of excess tissue fluid, immune defense of the body

Reproductive

production of reproductive cells, cell division and reproduce offspring

Integumentary

Physical protection of the body surface, sensory reception, protective barrier