Body systems Flashcards
The biggest system of all the body systems
Integumentary system
_____ system protects deep tissues from injury
Integumentary
_____ system synthesizes vitamin D
Integumentary
____ system stores minerals
Skeletal
_____ system site of blood cell formation
Skeletal
____ system provides the framework for muscles
Skeletal
____ system protects and supports body organs
Skeletal
___ system allows manipulation of the environment, locomotion, and facial expression
The Muscular
____ system produces heat
The Muscular
____ system maintains posture
The Muscular
____ system picks up fluid leaked from blood vessels and returns it to blood
Lymphatic
____ system disposes of debris in the lymphatic stream
Lymphatic
____ system houses white blood cells involved with immunity
Lymphatic
____ system is the fast-acting control system of the body
Nervous
____ system responds to stimuli by activating and controlling all the systems of the body
Nervous
____ system keeps blood supplied with oxygen and removes carbon dioxide (gas exchange)
Respiratory
____ system breaks down food into absorbable units that enter the blood
Digestive
____ system eliminates indigestible foodstuffs as feces
Digestive
____ system regulates water, electrolyte, and pH balance of the blood
Urinary
____ system eliminates nitrogenous wastes from the body
Urinary
The main function in ____ system is the production of offspring
Reproductive
____ produce sperm and male sex hormones
Testes
____ deliver sperm to the female reproductive tract
Ducts and glands
____ produce eggs and female sex hormones
Ovaries
____ produce milk to nourish the newborn
Mammary glands
