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11 Cards in this Set
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-Protects deeper organs from mechanical, chemical, and bacterial injury, and desiccation (drying out).
-Excretes salts and urea -Aids in regulation of body temperature -Produces Vitamin D |
Integumentary System
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-Body support and protection of internal organs
-Provides levers for muscular action -Cavities provide a site for blood cell formation |
Skeletal System
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-Primary function is to contract or shorten; in doing so, skeletal muscles allow locomotion (running, walking, etc.) grasping and manipulation of the environment, and facial expression
-Generates heat |
Muscular System
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-Allows body to detect changes in its internal and external environment and to respond to such information by activating appropriate muscles or glands.
-Helps maintain homeostasis of the body via rapid transmission of electrical signals. |
Nervous System
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-Helps maintain body homeostasis, promotes growth and development; produces chemical “messengers”(hormones) that travel in the blood to exert their effect(s)
on various “Target Organs” of the body. |
Endocrine System
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-Primarily a transport system that carries blood containing oxygen, carbon dioxide, nutrients, wastes, ions, hormones, and other substances to and from the tissue cells where exchanges are made; blood propelled through the blood vessels by the pumping action of the heart.
-Antibodies and other protein molecules in the blood act to protect the body. |
Cardiovascular System
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-Picks up fluid leaked from the blood vessels and returns it to the blood.
-Cleanses blood of pathogens and other debris -Houses lymphocytes that act via the immune response to protect the body from foreign substances (antigens) |
Lymphatic/immunity System
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-Keeps blood continuously supplied with oxygen while removing carbon dioxide
-Contributes to the acid-base balance of the blood via its carbonic acid-bicarbonate buffer system |
Respiratory System
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-Breaks down ingested foods to minute particles, which can be absorbed into the blood for delivery to the body cells
-Undigested residue removed from the body as feces. |
Digestive System
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-Provides germ cells (sperm) for perpetuation of species
-Provides germ cells (eggs); the female uterus houses the developing fetus until birth; mammary glands provide nutrition for the infant. |
Reproductive System
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- Rids thebody of nitrogen-containing wastes (urea, uric acid, and ammonia), which result the breakdown of proteins and nucleic acids by body cells.
- Maintains water,electrolyte, and acid base balance of blood |
Urinary System
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