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Animal Systems

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Integumentary system   System consisting of the skin and its associated structures, such as the hair, nails, sweat glands, and sebaceous glands  
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Skeletal system   Supports the body; protects internal organs; allows movement; stores mineral reserves; provides a site for blood cell formation  
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Muscular system   Works with skeletal system to produce voluntary movement; helps to circulate blood and move food through the digestive system  
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Circulatory system   Brings oxygen, nutrients, and hormones to cells; fights infection; removes cell waste; helps to regulate body temperature  
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Endocrine system   A system of glands, each of which secretes a type of hormone into the bloodstream to regulate the body  
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Nervous system   Recognizes and coordinates the body's response to changes in its internal and external environments  
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Digestive system   Converts foods into simpler molecules that can be used by the cells of the body; absorbs food; eliminates wastes  
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Reproductive system   Produces reproductive cells; in females, nurtures and protects developing embryo  
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Lymphatic system   Helps protect the body from disease; collects fluid lost from blood vessels and returns the fluid to the circulatory system  
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Excretory system   Eliminates waste products from the body in order to maintain homeostasis  
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Respiratory system   Provides oxygen needed for cellular respiration and removes excess carbon dioxide from the body  
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Tissue   A collection of interconnected cells that perform a similar function within an organism  
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Organ   A collection of tissues joined in structural unit to serve a common function  
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Organ system   A group of organs related by a common larger function or set of functions  
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Homeostasis   The ability of an organism or cell to maintain equilibrium by adjusting its physiological processes  
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