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SYSTEMS
Body systems and definitions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Cardiovascular | transports oxygen and nutrients to tissues |
| Digestive | changes food to simpler chemicals to be absorbed |
| Endocrine | regulates body functions be means of hormones |
| Integumentary | is a barrier to pathogens and chemicals |
| Lymphatic | destroys pathogens that enter the body |
| Muscular | moves the skeleton and produces heat |
| Nervous | regulates body functions by means of impulses |
| Reproductive | produces egg or sperm to continue the species |
| Respiratory | exchanges oxygen and carbon dioxide between the blood and air |
| Skeletal | supports the body and protects the internal organs |
| Urinary | removes waste products from blood |