Antm Flashcards
Removes waste products from the blood and regulates blood pH, ion balance, and water balance.
Urinary System
Performs the mechanical and chemical processes of digestion, absorption of nutrients, and elimination of wastes.
Digestive system
Removes foreign substances from the blood and lymph, combats disease, maintains tissue fluid balance, and absorbs dietary fats from the digestive tract.
Lymphatic System
Produces oocytes and is the site of fertilization and fetal development; produces milk for the newborn; produces hormones that influence sexual function and behaviours.
Female reproductive System
Provides protection and support, allows body movements, produces blood cells and stores minerals and adipose tissue.
Skeletal system
Transports nutrients, waste products, gases and hormones throughout the body; plays a role in the immune response and the regulation of body temperature.
Cardiovascular system
A major regulatory system that detects sensations and controls movements, physiological processes, and intellectual functions. Consists of the brain, spinal cord, nerves and sensory receptors.
Nervous System
Exchanges oxygen and carbon dioxide between the blood and air regulates blood pH
Respiratory system
Produces body movements, maintains posture, and produces body heat.
Muscular system
Produces and transfers sperm cells to the female and produces hormones that influence sexual functions and beheaviors
Male reproductive systen
Provides protection, regulates temperature, prevents water loss, and helps produce vitamin D.
Integumentary System
A major regulatory system that influences metabolism, growth, reproduction, and many other functions.
Endocrine system
