11 organ systems Word Scramble
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organ system | organ and functions |
11 organ systems | skeletal, muscular, urinary, nervous, digestive, endocrine, reproductive, respiratory, cardiovascular, integumentary, lymphatic |
skeletal | provide support & protection, store calcium & other minerals BONE AND CARTILAGE |
muscular | provides movement, generates heat that maintains body temp. SKELETAL MUSCLES |
integumentary | protects against environmental hazards, provides sensory information, regulates body temperature SKIN, NAILS, HAIR, SWEAT GLANDS |
nervous | directs immediate responses, coordinates or moderates activities of other organ systems, provides and interprets sensory information about external conditions. BRAIN, SPINAL CHORD, NERVES |
Endocrine | adjusts metabolic activity, controls structural & functional changes during development (hormones) TESTES, OVARIES, ADRENAL GLANDS, PITUITARY GLAND, PANCREAS, THYROID GLAND. |
Circulatory/ cardiovascular | distributes blood, water,dissolved materials including nutrients, waste products, oxygen, and COz HEART, BLOOD, BLOOD VESSELS |
lymphatic | defends against infection and disease. SPLEEN, THYMUS, TONSILS, LYMPH NODES |
respiratory | provides O2 to bloodstream, removes CO2 from bloodstream, SINUSES, BRONCHI, LUNGS, ALVEOLI, NASAL CAVITIES, TRACHEA, LARYNX |
digestive | processes and digests food.breaks down food and absorbs nutrients TEETH, TONGUE, PHARYNX, ESOPHAGUS, STOMACH, SMALL & LARGE INTESTINE, LIVER, GALL BLADDER, PANCREAS |
urinary | Rids body of wastes KIDNEYS, URETERS, BLADDER, URETHRA |
male reproductive | produce male sex cells (sperm) and hormones TESTES, EPIDIDIMYS,PROSTATE GLANS, PENIS, SCROTUM |
female reproductive | produces female sex cells (oocytes) and hormones, supports developing embryo from conception to delivery, provides milk to nourish newborn. CLITORUS, OVARIES, VAGINA, UTERUS, LABIA, UTERINE TUBE, MAMMORY GLANDS |
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