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11 Cards in this Set
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Integumentary |
Is a barrier to pathogens and chemicals, prevents excessive water loss. Skin, subcutaneous tissue. |
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Skeletal |
Supports the body, protects internal organs and red bone marrow, provides a framework to be moved by muscle. Bones, ligaments. |
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Muscular |
Moves the skeleton, produces heat. Muscles, tendons. |
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Nervous |
Interprets sensory information, regulates body function such as movement by means of electrochemical impulses. Brain, spinal chord, nerves, eyes, ears. |
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Endocrine |
Regulates body functions such as growth and reproduction by means of hormones, regulates day to day metabolism by means of hormones. thyroid gland, pituitary gland, ovaries or testes, pancreas. |
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Circulatory |
Transports oxygen and nutrients to tissues and removes waste products. Heart, blood, arteries, veins. |
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Lymphatic |
Returns tissue fluid to the blood, destroys pathogens that enter the body and provides immunity. Spleen, lymph nodes, thymus gland. |
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Respiratory |
Exchanges oxygen and carbon dioxide between the air and blood. Lungs, trachea, larynx, diaphragm. |
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Digestive |
Changes food to simple chemicals that can be absorbed and used by the body. Stomach, colon, liver, pancreas. |
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Urinary |
Removes waste products from the blood, regulates volume and pH of blood and tissue fluid. Kidneys, urinary bladder, urethra. |
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Reproductive |
Produces eggs or sperm, in women it provides a site for the developing embryo-fetus. Female: Ovaries, Uterus. Male: Testes, prostate gland. |
