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The Organ Systems
Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology 5th ed. (Scranton and Sanders)
Term | Definition | Organs |
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Integumentary | - Is a barrier to pathogens and chemicals - Prevents water loss | skin subcutaneous tissue |
Skeletal | - Supports the body - Protects internal organs - Provides framework to be moved by muscles | bones ligaments |
Muscular | - Moves the skeleton - Produces heat | muscles tendons |
Nervous | - Interprets sensory information - Regulates body functions such as movements by means of electrical impulses | brain nerves eyes ears |
Endocrine | - Regulates body functions such as growth and reproduction by means of hormones - Regulates day to day metabolism by means of hormones | thyroid gland pituitary gland pancreas |
Circulatory | - Transports Oxygen and nutrients to tissues and removes waste products | heart blood arteries |
Lymphatic | -Returns tissue fluid to the blood - Destroys pathogens that enter the body and provides immunity | spleen lymph nodes |
Respiratory | - Exchanges oxygen and carbon dioxide between the air and blood | lungs trachea larynx diaphragm |
Digestive | - Changes food to simple chemicals that can be absorbed and used by the body | stomach colon liver pancreas |
Urinary | - Removes waste products from the blood -Regulates volume and pH of blood and tissue fluid | kidneys urinary bladder urethra |
Reproductive | - Produces eggs or sperm - in women provides a site for the developing embryo | female: ovaries, uterus male: testes, prostrate gland |