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Body Systems
body systems
Term | Definition |
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Muscular System | Moves the skeleton and produces heat |
Cardiovascular System | Transports oxygen and nutrients to the tissue |
Reproductive System | Produces egg or sperm to continue the species |
Skeletal System | Supports the body and protect the internal organs |
Urinary System | Removes waste products from the blood |
Respiratory System | Exchanges oxygen and carbon dioxide between air and blood |
Nervous System | Regulates body functions |
Lymphatic System | Destroys pathogens that enter the body |
Digestive System | Changes food to simpler chemicals to be absorbed |
Integumentary System | Is a barrier to pathogens and to chemicals from the outside world |
Endocrine System | Regulates body functions by means of hormones |