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Integumentary System
Protection, thermoregulation, vitamin D synthesis, and secretion; includes hair, nails, skin, and cutaneous glands.
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Skeletal System
Movement, support, protection of internal organs, electrolyte and acid-base balance, and blood formation; consists of bones, bone marrow, cartilages, and ligaments.
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Muscular System
Movement, stability, heat production, control of body openings, and communication; encompasses skeletal, smooth, and cardiac muscles and tendons.
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Cardiovascular System
Fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance, distribution of oxygen, wastes, nutrients, hormones, heat, immune cells, and antibodies; includes heart and blood vessels.
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Lymphatic System
Detection of pathogens, production of immune cells, defense against disease, and recovery of excess tissue fluid; consists of lymphatic vessels, nodes, thymus, spleen, and tonsils.
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Nervous System
Rapid internal communication, coordination, motor control, and sensation; includes the brain, spinal cord, nerves, and ganglia.
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Endocrine System
Slow internal chemical communication and coordination through hormone production; involves the pineal, pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal glands, and gonads.
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Urinary System
Elimination of wastes, stimulation of red blood cell formation, regulation of blood volume and pressure, and control of fluid and electrolyte balance; includes kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, and urethra.
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Respiratory System
Acid-base balance, speech, absorption of oxygen, and discharge of carbon dioxide; consists of the nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, alveoli, and lungs.
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Digestive System
Nutrient breakdown, absorption, and defecation; includes teeth, tongue, salivary glands, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, intestines, liver, gallbladder, and pancreas.
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Male Reproductive System
Secretion of sex hormones, production and delivery of sperm; consists of testes, vas deferens, epididymides, and other reproductive structures.
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Female Reproductive System
Secretion of sex hormones, production of eggs, site of fertilization and fetal development, birth, and lactation; includes ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterus, vagina, and mammary glands.