THE ORGAN SYSTEMS
Integumentary System
- Major organs
- Skin
- Hair
- Sweat glands
- Nails
- Functions
- Protects against environmental hazards
- Helps regulate body temperature
- Provides sensory information
Skeletal System
- Major organs
- Bones
- Cartilages
- Associated ligaments
- Bone marrow
- Functions
- Provides support and protection for other tissues
- Stores calcium and other minerals
- Forms blood cells
Muscular System
- Major organs
- Skeletal muscles and associated tendons
- Functions
- Provides movement
- Provides protection and support for other tissues
- Generates heat that maintains body temperature
Nervous System
- Major organs
- Brain
- Pituitary gland
- Spinal cord
- Peripheral nerves
- Sense organs
- Functions
- Directs immediate responses to stimuli
- Coordinates or moderates activities of other organ systems
- Provides and interprets sensory information about external conditions
Endocrine System
- Major organs
- Thyroid gland
- Pancreas
- Adrenal glands
- Gonads
- Endocrine tissues of other systems
- Functions
- Directs long-term changes in the activities of other organ systems
- Adjusts metabolic activity and energy use by the body
- Controls many [text appears truncated in transcript]
Cardiovascular System
- Major organs
- Functions
- Distributes blood cells, water, and dissolved materials including nutrients, waste products, oxygen, and carbon dioxide
- Distributes heat and assists in control of body temperature