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Body Systems Ovrview
Primary purposes of body systems
Term | Definition |
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digestive system | take in and break down nutrients |
integumentary system | skin and other outer tissue that protect the inside of the body from the outside conditions |
muscular system | causes movement |
endocrine system | creates chemicals (hormones) that regulate the internal conditions in the body |
skeletal system | provides shape for the body, protects the internal organs, makes blood and stores minerals |
nervous system | controls the rest of the body systems |
immune system | identifies and fights foreign invaders |
circulatory system | delivers necessary material to the cells and carries wastes from the cells |
excretory system | removes waste products |
respiratory system | takes oxygen into the blood stream and removes carbon dioxide |