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organ systems
skeletal | Answer |
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integumentary | Guards against infection and injury; helps regulate body temperature |
Muscular | With skeletal system, produces movement; helps circulate blood and move food through the digestive system |
Circulatory | Transports oxygen, nutrients, and wastes; fights infection; helps regulate body temperature |
Respiratory | Brings in oxygen needed by cells; removes carbon dioxide from body |
Digestive | Breaks down food; absorbs nutrients; removes food wastes |
Excretory | Removes waste products from the body |
Nervous | Controls the body's responses to changes within the body and outside it |
Endocrine | Controls growth, development , and energy processes; helps maintain homeostasis |
Reproductive | Produces and delivers sex cells; in females, nurtures and protects developing embryo |
Immune | Fights infections; attacks invading bacteria and viruses |