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Integumentary System |
The Integumentary System is the skin. It regulates body temperature, acts as a sensory receptor to internal and external stimuli, excretes waste from the body through sweat, and absorbs vitamin D and calcium from sunlight to nourish the body. |
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Digestive system |
The main organs of the digestive system consists of the mouth, tounge, salivary glades, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine (colon), rectum, anus, pancreas, liver, and gallbladder. This system is responsible for ingesting and digesting food, absorbing nutrients, and eliminating waste. |
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Reproductive system |
This is the the system by which both male and female humans reproduce. It is sometimes called the genital system as it is made up of the organs in the pelvic region that contribute toward the reproductive system process. The organs of the female reproductive system includes the ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterus, vagina, and mammary glands. The male reproductive system includes the testes, scrotum, penis, vas deferens, and prostate. |
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Nervous System |
This just a complex system consisting of the central nervous system (CNS) and the peripherals nervous system (PNS) that regulates and coordinates body activities. It sends and receives information via electrical signals carried by the nerves and interprets that information in the brain. The CNS is made up of the brain and spinal cord. The PNS is made up of our nerves, sense organs (eyes, ears, etc) and other neural elements (receptors in muscles, skin, joints, etc.) |
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Endocrine System |
This is a system of glands that produce and secrete hormones. Hormones regulate the body's growth, metabolism, sexual development, and function. The major glands that make up the endocrine System are the thyroid, parathyroid glands, pituitary, hypothalamus, adrenal glands, pineal body and reproductive glands (ovaries and tests). |
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Urinary System |
The urinary system or urinary tract includes the urethra, the bladder, 1 ureters, and 2 kidneys. It is the system that produces, stores, and eliminates urine. The male and female urinary system only differs in the length of the uretha. |
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Lymphatic Nodes |
The role of the lymph nodes is to filter the lymph before it can return to the circulatory system. |
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Cardiovascular System |
The heart and circulatory system (blood vessels, including arteries, veins and capillaries) make up the cardiovascular system. It delivers blood to all the body's tissues, carrying nutrients and oxygen to every cell within the body and removing waste products (such as carbon dioxide). Oxygen-rich blood is carries to the parts of the body through the arteries. The veins carry blood back to the heart. The Pulmonary veins carries blood to the lungs where carbon dioxide is exchanged for oxygen. |
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Circulatory System |
The circulatory system is composed of the heart and the blood vessels and provides cell within the body with nutrients (via blood). Pulmonary circulation is loop from the lungs and back again. While Systemic Circulation (what we usually think as our circulatory system) sends blood from the heart to all the other parts of our bodies and back again. |
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Lymphatic System |
The lymphatic System works with the circulatory system to distribute fluids and nutrients throughout the body, and rids the body of unnecessary substance through a clear to yellow fluid referred to as "lymph" which contains white blood cells, proteins and fats. It also aids the immune system in removing and destroying waste, debris, dead blood cells, pathogens, toxins, and cancer cells, and drains excess fluids and protein to prevent edema. |
