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Body Systems
Ms. Camponeschi 8-Orange PPMS
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Skeletal | supports the body, protects it, and works with muscles to allow movement; makes blood cells and stores materials |
| Muscular | enables the body to move; moves food through the digestive system; keeps the heart beating |
| Digestive | takes food into the body, breaks food down, and absorbs the digested materials |
| Endocrine | controls many body processes- such as intake of sugar by cells by means of chemicals |
| Excretory | removes wastes |
| Immune | fights disease |
| Nervous | detects and interprets information from the environment outside the body, and from within the body; controls most body functions |
| Reproductive | produces sex cells that can unite with other sex cells to create offspring; controls male and female characteristics |
| Respiratory | takes oxygen into the body and eliminates carbon dioxide |
| Skin | protects the body, keeps water inside the body, and helps regulate body temperature |
| Circulatory | carries needed materials to the body cells; carries wastes away from body cells; helps fight disease |
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