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18 Cards in this Set
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Integumentary system |
Forms the external body covering |
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Skeletal system |
Provides support, structure and a structure for muscles the attach to |
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Muscular system |
Responsible for producing movement |
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Nervous system |
Rapid control system that responds to external and internal changes |
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Endocrine system |
Produces hormones responsible for growth, reproduction and metabolism |
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Cardiovascular system |
Pumps blood and transports oxygen, carbon dioxide, nutrients, hormones and waste through the body |
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Lymphatic system |
Returns fluid leaked from the blood back to the blood vessels so that blood can continuously circulate through the body |
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Respiratory system |
Keeps the blood supplied with oxygen and removes carbon dioxide |
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Digestive system |
Breaks down food so that the nutrients can be absorbed into the blood |
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Urinary system |
Removes nitrogen-containing waste from the blood and flushes them from the body in urine |
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Reproductive system |
Primarily to produce offspring |
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Epithelial Tissue |
- Covers and protects exposed surface - Lines internal passageways and chambers -Produces glandular secretions |
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Connective Tissue |
- Fills internal spaces - Provides structural support - Stores energy |
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Muscle Tissue (Skeletal) |
- Usually attached to skeleton - Contractions move or stabilize the position of bones or internal organs |
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Muscle Tissue (Cardiac) |
- Found only in the heart - Coordinated contractions propel blood through blood vessels |
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Muscle Tissue (Smooth) |
- Found in the walls of blood vessels, within gland and along respiratory, circulatory , digestive and reproductive tracts |
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Neural Tissue (Neurons) |
- Transmit information in the form of electrical impulses |
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Neural Tissue (Neuroglia) |
- Isolate and protect neurons while forming a supportive framework |
