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12 Cards in this Set
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Integumentary
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Function: Barrier
Organ: skin, subcutaneous tissue |
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Skeletal
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Function:Framework that supports and protects the body
organ: bones, ligaments |
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Muscular
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Function: Moves skeleton and provides heat
Organs: Muscles, tendons |
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Nervous
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Function:Sensory information and regulates body functions
Organs: Brain, nerves, eyes and ears |
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Endocrine
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Function: Regulates with homones growth, reproduction and day to day metabolism
Organs: Thyroid gland, pituitary gland, pancreas |
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Circulatory
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Functions:Transports oxygen and nutrients and removes waste
Organs: Heart, blood arteries |
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Lympahtic
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Function: Returns tissue fluid to the blood and destroys pathogens
Organs:Spleen, Lymph nodes |
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Respiratory
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Function:Exchanges oxygen & Carbon dioxide between the air & blood
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Digestive
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Function:Changes food to simple chemicals to be absorbed & used by the body
Organs:Lungs, trachea, larynx, diaphram |
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Urinary
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Functions:Removes waste from blood, regulates volume,ph of blood & tissue fluid.
Organs Kidneys, urinary bladder, urethra |
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Reproductive
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Functions: Produces eggs or sperm, provides a site for developing fetus
Organs: Female - ovaries, uterus. Male - testes, prostate gland |
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What is Homostatis
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Homeostasis reflects the ability of the body to maintain a stable metabolism & function normally, despite constant changes
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