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11 Cards in this Set
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Integumentary System
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protects against environmental hazards, helps control body temperature.
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Skeletal system |
provides support, protects tissues, stores minerals, forms blood.
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Muscular system |
allows for locomotion, provides support, produces heat.
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Nervous system |
directs immediate response to stimuli, usually by coordinating the activities of other organ systems.
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Endocrine system |
directs long-term changes in activities of other organ systems.
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Cardiovascular System
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transports cells and dissolved materials, including nutrients, wastes, and gases.
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Lymphatic System
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defends against infection and disease, returns tissue fluid to the bloodstream.
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Respiratory system
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delivers air to sites where gas exchange can occur between the air and circulating blood.
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Digestive system |
processes food and absorbs nutrients.
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Urinary system |
eliminates excess water, salts, and waste products.
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Reproductive system
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produces sex cells and hormones.
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