11 Body Systems (Anatomy & Physiology) (copy)

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Integumentary System

Organs: Skin and accessory organs (hair & nails)

Function: Protects tissue, regulates body temperature, and contains sensory organs

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Skeletal System

Organs: Bones, cartilage, and ligaments

Function: Protects body parts, produce blood cells, and stores calcium and phosphorus salts

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Muscular System

Organs: Skeletal, cardiac, and smooth muscles

Function: Moves voluntarily, responds to stimuli, and produces body heat

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Nervous System

Organs: Brain, spinal cord, and nerves

Function: Conducts nerve impulses from the sense organs a to the brain and then to the muscles and glands

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Endocrine System

Organs: Hypothalamus, pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenals, pancreas, ovaries, testes

Function: Secretes chemicals that are messengers between body parts, and maintains proper functioning of the reproductive system

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Circulatory System

Organs: Heart, blood vessels, blood

Function: Transports nutrients and oxygen through the cells, and removes wastes

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Immune/Lymphatic System

Organs: Lymph nodes, thymus, spleen

Function: Protects the body from disease

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Respiratory System

Organs: Nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, lungs

Function: Bring oxygen into the lungs and take carbon dioxide out of the lungs

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Digestive System

Organs: Mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small and large intestine, and rectum

Function: Receives food and digests it into nutrient molecules

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Urinary System

Organs: Kidneys and urinary bladder

Function: Gets rid of nitrogenous wastes, and helps regulate the fluid level and chemical content of the blood

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Reproductive System

Organs: (M) Testes, epididymis, vas deferens, urethra, penis; (F) Ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterus, vagina

Function: (M) Produce sex cells; (F) Produce sex cells, as well as nourish and protect the fetus