| Term | Definition | Organs |
| Integumentary | - Is a barrier to pathogens and chemicals
- Prevents water loss | skin
subcutaneous tissue |
| Skeletal | - Supports the body
- Protects internal organs
- Provides framework to be moved by muscles | bones
ligaments |
| Muscular | - Moves the skeleton
- Produces heat | muscles
tendons |
| Nervous | - Interprets sensory information
- Regulates body functions such as movements by means of electrical impulses | brain
nerves
eyes
ears |
| Endocrine | - Regulates body functions such as growth and reproduction by means of hormones
- Regulates day to day metabolism by means of hormones | thyroid gland
pituitary gland
pancreas |
| Circulatory | - Transports Oxygen and nutrients to tissues and removes waste products | heart
blood
arteries |
| Lymphatic | -Returns tissue fluid to the blood
- Destroys pathogens that enter the body and provides immunity | spleen
lymph nodes |
| Respiratory | - Exchanges oxygen and carbon dioxide between the air and blood | lungs
trachea
larynx
diaphragm |
| Digestive | - Changes food to simple chemicals that can be absorbed and used by the body | stomach
colon
liver
pancreas |
| Urinary | - Removes waste products from the blood
-Regulates volume and pH of blood and tissue fluid | kidneys
urinary bladder
urethra |
| Reproductive | - Produces eggs or sperm
- in women provides a site for the developing embryo | female: ovaries, uterus
male: testes, prostrate gland |
