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Sunni Carr
Characteristics of Human Life
Term | Definition |
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Integumentary system function | separates internal environment from external environment, providing stability of internal fluid volume |
Skeletal system function | supports and protects the internal environment, allows movement, stores minerals that can be moved into and out of internal fluid |
Muscular system function | powers and directs movement and provides heat |
Nervous system function | regulates homeostatic mechanisms, senses changes, integrating information, sends signals to effector |
Endocrine system function | regulates homeostasis by secreting signaling hormones that travel through internal environment to effector cells |
Cardiovascular system function | maintains internal constancy by transporting nutrients, water, oxygen, hormones, wastes and other materials and heat within the internal environment |
Lymphatic system function | maintains constant fluid pressure by draining excess fluid from tissues, cleaning it and recycling it to the bloodstream |
Immune system function | defends internal environment against harmful agents |
Respiratory system function | maintains stable oxygen and carbon dioxide levels inside of the body by exchanging these gases between external and internal environments; provides vocal communication with others |
Digestive system function | maintains relatively constant nutrient level in the body by digesting food and absorbing nutrients into internal environment |
Urinary system function | maintains constantly low level of waste and regulates pH of internal environment ; helps maintain constancy of internal water volume and balance of other ions and other substances. |
Reproductive system function | passes genetic code containing information for forming a body and maintaining homeostasis to offspring |