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Skeletal System
function: provides support and strucutre, stores calcium, minerals, fats, marrow
eg: Bones, Cartilage
Integumentary System
function: provides protection regulates body temp, prevents water loss
eg: skin, hair
Muscle System
function: provides body movement and generates heat when muscles contract
eg: muscles, tendons
Nervous System
function: regulatory system that controls body movement, consciousness, intelligence, memory
eg: brain, spinal cord, nerves
Endocrine System
function: secretes hormones which regulate body and cellular growth, chemical levels in the body, and reproductive functions
eg: pituitary gland, thyroid gland
Circulatory System
function: pumps blood to distribute hormones, nutrients and gases and removes wastes
eg: heart, veins, arteries
Lymphatic System
function: transports and filters lymph and initiates immune response
eg: nodes, lymph vessels, spleen
Digestive System
function: mechanically and chemically breakdowns food materials, absorbs nutrients and expels waste
eg: stomach, liver, intestines
Respiratory System
function: responsible for the exchange of gases within the body between blood and lungs
eg: lungs, trachea
Urinary System
function: filters the blood and removes waste from it, concentrates waste into urine and expels urine from body
eg: Kidneys, bladder
Reproductive System
function: produces sex cells, hormones and when in conjunction allows for fertilization
eg:
male: testes, seminal vesicles
female: ovaries, uterus