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11 Cards in this Set
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Integumentary System |
Forms the external body covering, and protects deeper tissues |
Synthesizes Vita D, houses cutaneous receptors and sweat/oil glands |
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Skeletal System |
Protects and supports body organs, and provides framework that muscles use to cause movement |
Blood cells form within bones; bones store minerals |
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Muscular System |
Allows manipulation of the environment, locomotion, and facial expression |
maintains posture, and produces heat |
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Lymphatic System/Immunity |
Picks up fluid leaked from blood vessels and returns it to the blood; disposes of debris in lymphatic stream; houses white blood cells |
The immune response mounts attacks against foreign substances in the body |
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Respiratory System |
Keeps blood constantly supplied with oxygen and removes carbon dioxide |
gaseous exchanges occur through walls of air sacs of the lungs |
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Digestive System |
Breaks down food into absorbable units that enter the blood for distribution to body cells |
indigestible units are eliminated through feces |
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Nervous System |
Responds to internal and external changes by activating appropriate muscles and glands |
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Endocrine System |
Glands secrete hormones that regulate processes such as growth, reproduction, and metabolism by body cells |
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Cardiovascular System |
Blood vessels transport blood, which carries oxygen, carbon dioxide, nutrients, wastes. |
The heart pumps blood |
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Urinary System |
Eliminates nitrogenous wastes from the body; regulates water, electrolyte, and acid-base balance of the blood |
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Male/Female Reproductive System |
production of offspring |
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