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Major Organ Systems
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Integumentary | The covering system of the body |
| Skeletal | support/ structure, you make blood here |
| Muscular | action/ movement/ producing movement, produces heat |
| Nervous | control, communicate, coordinate electric communication ex: brain, optic nerve, ulnar nerve, |
| Endocrine | communication using hormone (chemical messenger traveling in the blood) |
| Digestive | digest and absorb food, and eliminate food waste ex: stomach, S/ L intestine, liver, pancreas |
| Respiratory | gas exchange |
| Circulatory | transport system, move gasses, hormones,food and waste around |
| Lymphatic | protect body from harmful things (immune system/ function) |
| Urinary | remove metabolic waste from the body (waste from chemical reaction) acid base control, electrolyte control, water control |
| Reproductive | making more life, hormones, bones strength |