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their organs & functions

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organ system
organ and functions
11 organ systems   skeletal, muscular, urinary, nervous, digestive, endocrine, reproductive, respiratory, cardiovascular, integumentary, lymphatic  
skeletal   provide support & protection, store calcium & other minerals BONE AND CARTILAGE  
muscular   provides movement, generates heat that maintains body temp. SKELETAL MUSCLES  
integumentary   protects against environmental hazards, provides sensory information, regulates body temperature SKIN, NAILS, HAIR, SWEAT GLANDS  
nervous   directs immediate responses, coordinates or moderates activities of other organ systems, provides and interprets sensory information about external conditions. BRAIN, SPINAL CHORD, NERVES  
Endocrine   adjusts metabolic activity, controls structural & functional changes during development (hormones) TESTES, OVARIES, ADRENAL GLANDS, PITUITARY GLAND, PANCREAS, THYROID GLAND.  
Circulatory/ cardiovascular   distributes blood, water,dissolved materials including nutrients, waste products, oxygen, and COz HEART, BLOOD, BLOOD VESSELS  
lymphatic   defends against infection and disease. SPLEEN, THYMUS, TONSILS, LYMPH NODES  
respiratory   provides O2 to bloodstream, removes CO2 from bloodstream, SINUSES, BRONCHI, LUNGS, ALVEOLI, NASAL CAVITIES, TRACHEA, LARYNX  
digestive   processes and digests food.breaks down food and absorbs nutrients TEETH, TONGUE, PHARYNX, ESOPHAGUS, STOMACH, SMALL & LARGE INTESTINE, LIVER, GALL BLADDER, PANCREAS  
urinary   Rids body of wastes KIDNEYS, URETERS, BLADDER, URETHRA  
male reproductive   produce male sex cells (sperm) and hormones TESTES, EPIDIDIMYS,PROSTATE GLANS, PENIS, SCROTUM  
female reproductive   produces female sex cells (oocytes) and hormones, supports developing embryo from conception to delivery, provides milk to nourish newborn. CLITORUS, OVARIES, VAGINA, UTERUS, LABIA, UTERINE TUBE, MAMMORY GLANDS  


   


 

 

 
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