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Body Systems Ovrview
Primary purposes of body systems
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |