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Body systems Flashcards

1
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The biggest system of all the body systems

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Integumentary system

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2
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_____ system protects deep tissues from injury

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Integumentary

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3
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_____ system synthesizes vitamin D

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Integumentary

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4
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____ system stores minerals

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Skeletal

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5
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_____ system site of blood cell formation

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Skeletal

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6
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____ system provides the framework for muscles

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Skeletal

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7
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____ system protects and supports body organs

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Skeletal

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8
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___ system allows manipulation of the environment, locomotion, and facial expression

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The Muscular

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9
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____ system produces heat

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The Muscular

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10
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____ system maintains posture

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The Muscular

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11
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____ system picks up fluid leaked from blood vessels and returns it to blood

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Lymphatic

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12
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____ system disposes of debris in the lymphatic stream

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Lymphatic

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13
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____ system houses white blood cells involved with immunity

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Lymphatic

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14
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____ system is the fast-acting control system of the body

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Nervous

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15
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____ system responds to stimuli by activating and controlling all the systems of the body

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Nervous

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16
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____ system keeps blood supplied with oxygen and removes carbon dioxide (gas exchange)

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Respiratory

17
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____ system breaks down food into absorbable units that enter the blood

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Digestive

18
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____ system eliminates indigestible foodstuffs as feces

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Digestive

19
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____ system regulates water, electrolyte, and pH balance of the blood

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Urinary

20
Q

____ system eliminates nitrogenous wastes from the body

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Urinary

21
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The main function in ____ system is the production of offspring

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Reproductive

22
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____ produce sperm and male sex hormones

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Testes

23
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____ deliver sperm to the female reproductive tract

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Ducts and glands

24
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____ produce eggs and female sex hormones

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Ovaries

25
Q

____ produce milk to nourish the newborn

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Mammary glands

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