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Body Systems
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Digestive System | digest food into smaller molecules and absorbs nutrients |
| Digestive Organs | stomach and large intestines |
| Digestive system works with which other system | Nervous system to trigger appetite |
| What does the large intestine absorb? | Water |
| Circulatory System | carries oxygen (O2) to muscles |
| Circulatory Organs | Heart, veins, arteries |
| Circulatory system works with which other systems | Respiratory to deliver oxygen; immune to fight disease & infections |
| Excretory System | removes waste by filtering blood; disposes of wastes and controls fluids |
| Excretory System works with which other system | circulatory to filter waste out of blood |
| Respiratory System | Takes in oxygen and removes carbon dioxide and water; exchanges gas with environment and transports oxygen |
| Respiratory System works with which other system | circulatory to take oxygen for delivery to cells and removes carbon dioxide from cells |
| Respiratory organs | trachea, alveoli, & lungs |
| Skeletal System | framework for the body; protects organs, provides support, produces blood cells |
| Muscular System | allows for movement |
| Endocrine System | regulates body using hormones, main organ - glands |
| Endocrine System works with which other system | circulatory to transport hormones |
| Integumentary System | largest human body organ - skin, barrier against germs and infection |
| Integumentary organs | skin: Epidermis and dermis |
| What is dermis? | sweat glands, sebaceous gland (oil), blood vessels & nerves |
| Reproductive System | ovaries are an organ of this system |