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PLTW Bio-med Systems

TermDefinition
Integumentary Forms body's external covering; protects deeper tissue from injury; helps regulate body temperature
Integumentary Hair, Skin, Nails
Skeletal Protects and supports body organs; provides a framework the muscles use to cause movement; stores minerals
Skeletal Bones, Joints
Muscular Moves the body and moves substances around the body; maintain posture; produce heat
Muscular Skeletal Muscle, Cardiac Muscle, Smooth Muscle
Nervous Responds to internal and external changes by acting an appropriate response; processes information
Nervous Brain, Spinal Cord, Nerves, Sensory Receptors
Cardiovascular Pumps blood around body; transports oxygen, carbon dioxide, nutrients, and waste
Cardiovascular Heart, Blood Vessels (veins, arteries, and capillaries)
Respiratory Assists with gas exchange with the external environment; keep blood supplied with oxygen and removes carbon dioxide
Respiratory Nasal Cavity, Trachea, Lungs, Bronchus
Lymphatic and Immune Filter fluid in the body; mounts the attack against foreign substances in the body
Lymphatic and Immune Lymph nodes, Spleen, Thymus, Bone Marrow
Digestive Breaks down food into its nutrients molecules; absorbs nutrients; rids the body waste
Digestive Oral Cavity, Esophagus, Small Intestine
Urinary Eliminates waste from the body; regulates water balance of the blood
Urinary Kidney, Bladder, Ureter, Urethra
Endocrine Secretes hormones that regulate processes such as growth, reproduction, and metabolism by body cells.
Endocrine Testis, Adrenal Gland, Pituitary Gland, Ovary .
Reproductive To produce, transport, and sustain sperm and egg cells; to nurture the developing offspring
Reproductive Vagina, Ovaries, Uterus, Penis, Testes, Prostate
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