11 Organ Systems of the Human Body

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Skeletal System

function: provides support and strucutre, stores calcium, minerals, fats, marrow

eg: Bones, Cartilage

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Integumentary System

function: provides protection regulates body temp, prevents water loss

eg: skin, hair

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Muscle System

function: provides body movement and generates heat when muscles contract

eg: muscles, tendons

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Nervous System

function: regulatory system that controls body movement, consciousness, intelligence, memory

eg: brain, spinal cord, nerves

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Endocrine System

function: secretes hormones which regulate body and cellular growth, chemical levels in the body, and reproductive functions

eg: pituitary gland, thyroid gland

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Circulatory System

function: pumps blood to distribute hormones, nutrients and gases and removes wastes

eg: heart, veins, arteries

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Lymphatic System

function: transports and filters lymph and initiates immune response

eg: nodes, lymph vessels, spleen

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Digestive System

function: mechanically and chemically breakdowns food materials, absorbs nutrients and expels waste

eg: stomach, liver, intestines

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Respiratory System

function: responsible for the exchange of gases within the body between blood and lungs

eg: lungs, trachea

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Urinary System

function: filters the blood and removes waste from it, concentrates waste into urine and expels urine from body

eg: Kidneys, bladder

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Reproductive System

function: produces sex cells, hormones and when in conjunction allows for fertilization

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male: testes, seminal vesicles

female: ovaries, uterus