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The Organ Systems
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Integumentary | skin, hair, sweat glands, nails |
| Integumentary | protects against environmental hazards, helps regulate body temp, provides sensory info |
| Skeletal | bones, cartilages, associated ligaments, bone marrow |
| Skeletal | provides support and protection for other tissues, stores calcium and other minerals, forms blood cells |
| Muscular | skeletal muscles and associated tendons |
| Muscular | provides movement, provides protection and support for other tissues, generates heat that maintains body temp |
| Nervous | brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, sense organs |
| Nervous | directs immediate responses to stimuli, coordinates or moderates activities of other organ systems, provides and interprets sensory info about external conditions. |
| Endocrine | pituitary gland, thyroid gland, pancreas, adrenal glands, gonads, endocrine tissues in other systems |
| Endocrine | directs long-term changes in the activities of other organ systems, adjust metabolic activity and energy use by the body, controls many structural and functional changes during development. |
| Cardiovascular | heart, blood, blood vessels |
| Cardiovascular | distributes blood cells, water and dissolved materials including nutrients, waste products, oxygen, and carbon dioxide. distributes heat and assists in control of body temp |
| Lymphatic | spleen, thymus, lymphatic vessels, lymph nodes, tonsils |
| Lymphatic | defends against infection and disease, returns tissue fluids to the bloodstream |
| Respiratory | nasal cavities, sinuses, larynx, trachea, bronchi, lungs, alveoli |
| Respiratory | delivers air to alveoli (sites in lungs where gas exchange occurs), provides oxygen to the bloodstream, removes carbon dioxide from the bloodstream, produces sounds for communication |
| Digestive | teeth, tongue, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, liver, gallbladder, pancreas |
| Digestive | processes and digests food, absorbs and conserves water, absorbs nutrients, stores energy reserves |
| Urinary | kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, urethra |
| Urinary | Excretes waste products from the blood, controls water balance by regulating volume of urine produced, stores urine prior to voluntary elimination, regulates blood ion concentrations and pH |
| Male Reproductive | testes, epididymides, ductus deferentia, seminal vesicles, prostate land, penis, scrotum |
| Male Reproductive | produces male sex cells (sperm), seminal fluids, and hormones. sexual intercourse |
| Female Reproductive | ovaries, uterine tubes, uterus, vagina, labia, clitoris, mammary glands |
| Female Reproductive | produces female sex cells (oocytes) and hormones, supports developing embryo from conception to delivery, provides milk to nourish newborn infant, sexual intercourse. |
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