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Body system basic
braswell, 7th grade, basic
Term | Definition |
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protects against water loss, keeps outside OUT | integumentary system |
SKIN, hair, nails | major organs in integumentary system |
major role in hormone production | endocrine system |
pituitary gland, adrenal gland | major organs in endocrine system |
major role in gas exchange | respiratory |
lungs, trachea | major organs in the respiratory system |
excretes liquid waste materials | urinary system |
bladder, kidney | major organs in the urinary system |
provides active defense against pathogens | lymphatic system |
Lymph nodes, white blood cells | major organs of the lymphatic system |
involved in both the mechanical and chemical breakdown of food | digestive system |
stomach, liver, esophagus | major organs of the digestive system |
transports gasses and nutrients to all other cells | cardiovascular system |
Heart, veins, blood | Organs of the cardiovascular system |
coordinates involuntary and voluntary systems | nervous system |
brain, nerves, spinal cord | organs of the nervous system |
cell | smallest unit of life |
tissue | several cells working together to accomplish a job |
organ | several tissues working together to accomplish a job |
organ system | several organs working together to accomplish a job |
multicellular organism | a living thing made of more the one cell |
to stay alive | the goal of our systems is to supply the cells with the stuff they need to do this |
how the lymphatic and integumentary system work together | one provides a covering for the body to keep pathogens out, the other attacks the pathogens that get inside in order to keep the body healthy |
how the lymphatic and cardiovascular system work together | one attacks pathogens that get in the blood stream, allowing blood to do its job, but it also hitches a ride with the blood |
How the nervous and muscular system work together | you want to draw a heart? these systems are the muscles that hold the pencil and the nerves that allow you to feel the pencil & coordinate its movement |