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11 Cards in this Set
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This system breaks down the food so that the nutrients can be easily passed into the blood and circulated throughout the body
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Digestive System
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This system helps cleanse the blood and the houses the white blood cells that are involved in protecting the body from environmental pathogens
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Lymphatic System
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This system helps maintain the water and electrolyte balance within the body, regulated the acid-base balance in the blood and removes all nitrogen-containing wastes from the body
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Urinary System
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This system keeps all the cells in the body supplied with oxygen and removes the carbon dioxide
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Respiratory System
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This system produces movement through contractions
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Muscular System
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This system produces offspring
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Reproduction System
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This system protects internal tissues from injury, waterproofs the body, and helps regulate body temp. The system also serves as a barrier to foreign substances.
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Integumentary System
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This system provides support and protection for the body, supplies a framework used to create movement, and serves as storage for minerals, such as calcium.
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Skeletal System
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This system acts as the body's control system and is necessary to protect the body from charges in the internal and external environment
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Nervous System
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This system controls body functions
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Endocrine System
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This system works as the transportation system for substances such as oxygen, carbon dioxide, and nutrients in the body
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Circulatory System
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