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11 Cards in this Set
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Integumentary system |
Protects against environmental hazards; helps control body temperature |
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Skeletal system |
Provides support; protects tissues; stores minerals; forms blood cells |
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Muscular system |
Produces movement; Provides support; generates 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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Cardiovascular system |
Transports cells and dissolved materials, including nutrients, wastes and gases |
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Lymphatic system |
Defends against infection and disease; returns fluid to the bloodstream |
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Respiratory system |
Delivers air to sites where gas exchange occurs 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 wastes; controls pH |
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Reproductive system |
Produces sex cells and hormones; support embryonic development from fertilization to birth (in the female) |
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Endocrine system |
Directs long term changes in other organ systems through the release of hormones |
