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12 Cards in this Set
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integumentary system
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major organs: skin, hair, sweat glands, nails
functions: protects against environmental hazards, helps regulate body temp., provides sensory info. |
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skeletal system
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major organs: bones, cartilages, associated ligaments, bone marrow
functions: provides support and protection for other tissues, stores calcium and other minerals, forms blood cells |
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muscular system
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major organss: skeletal muscles and associated tendons
functions: provides movement, provides protection and support for other tissues, generates heat that maintains body temp. |
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nervous system
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major organs: brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, sense organs
functions: directs immediate responses to stimuli, coordinates or moderates activities of other organ systems, provides and interprets sensory info. about external conditions |
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endocrine system
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major organs: pituitary gland, thyroid gland, pancreas, adrenal glands, gonads (testes and ovaries), endocrine tissues in 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 structural and functional changes during development |
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cardiovascular system
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major organs: heart, blood, blood vessels
functions: distributes blood cells, water, and dissolved materials, including nutrients, waste products, oxygen, and carbon dioxide functions: distributes blood cells, water, and dissolved materials, including nutrients, waste products, oxygen, and carbon dioxide, AND distributes heat and assists in control of body temperature |
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lymphatic system
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major organs: spleen, thymus, lymphatic vessels, lymph nodes, tonsils
functions: defends against infection and disease, returns tissue fluids to the bloodstream |
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respiratory system
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major organs: nasal cavities, sinuses, larynx, trachea, bronchi, lungs, alveoli
functions: delivers air to alveoli (sites in lungs where gas exchange occurs), provides oxygen to bloodstream, removes carbon dioxide from bloodstream, produces sounds for communication |
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digestive system
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major organs: teeth, tongue, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, liver, gallbladder, pancreas
functions: processes and digests food, absorbs and conserves water, absorbs nutrients (ions, water, and the breakdown products of dietary sugars, proteins, and fats, stores energy reserves |
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urinary system
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major organs: kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, urethra
functions: excretes waste products from the blood, controls water balance by regulating volume of urine produced, stores urine prior to voluntary elimination, regulates blood ion concentrations and pH |
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male reproductive system
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major organs: testes, epididymis, ductus deferens, seminal vesicles, prostate gland, penis, scrotum
functions: produces male sex cells (sperm) and hormones |
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female reproductive system
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major organs: ovaries, uterine tubes, uterus, vagina, labia, clitoris, mammary glands
functions: produces female sex cells (oocytes) and hormones, supports developing embryo from conception to delivery, provides milk to nourish newborn infant |
