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11 Cards in this Set
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Integumentary Organ System |
Epidermal and dermal regions -protection -secretion of salts and urea -body temp. regulation -vitamin D production |
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Skeletal Organ System |
Bones, Cartilage, Tendons, Ligaments, Joints -support and protection of organs -levers for muscle action -cavities provide site for blood cell formation |
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Muscular Organ System |
Muscles attached to skeleton -locomotion -generate heat |
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Nervous Organ System |
Brain, Spinal Cord, Nerves, and Sensory Receptors -detect change in internal and external environment -maintain homeostasis via electrical signals |
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Endocrine Organ System |
Pituitary, thymus, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, and pineal glands; ovaries, testes, and pancreas -maintain homeostasis -produces chemical "messengers" that exert their effect on "target organs" |
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Cardiovascular Organ System |
Heart, blood vessels, and blood -transport system -antibodies and other protein molecules in the blood act to protect the body |
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Lymphatic/ Immunity Organ System |
Lymphatic vessels, lymph nodes, spleen, thymus, tonsils, lymphoid tissues -picks up fluid leaked from blood vessels and returns it to blood -cleanses blood of pathogens and other debris -houses lymphocytes (protection from antigens) |
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Respiratory Organ System |
Nasal passages, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and lungs -keeps blood supplied with O2 and removes CO2 -acid/base balance of blood via carbonic acid-bicarbonate buffer system |
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Digestive Organ System |
Oral cavity, esophagus, stomach, small and large intestines, and accessory structures -breaks down ingested food to be absorbed into blood -undigested residue removed as feces |
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Urinary Organ System |
Kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra -rids body of nitrogen-containing waste from breakdown of proteins and nucleic acids -maintains water, electrolyte, and acid-base balance of blood |
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Reproductive Organ System |
Male: testes, prostate gland, scrotum, penis, and duct system Female: ovaries, uterine tubes, uterus, mammary glands, vagina |