Body Systems Flashcards
Skeletal system functions
Provides support and protection, site of hemopoeisis, calcium phosphorus storage, and muscle attachment = movement
Integumentary system functions
Protection, regulates body temp, site of continuos receptions, has vitamin d synthesis , prevented water loss.
Skin!
Muscular system
Functions
Movement, protections of internal organs, glycogen storage ( energy storage) and heat generation
Nervous system functions
Controls body movement, responds to sensory stimuli, general body regulation, site of consciousness intelligence and memory
Endocrine system functions
Hormones released to regulate, cell metabolism and growth, overall body growth, chemical levels in be body, reproductive functions
Cardiovascular functions
A pump with vessels to transport
Nutrients, wastes, gases o2&co2, hormones
Lymphatic system functions
Transports and filters lymph, initiates immune response
Respiratory system provides ?
Site of o2 and co2 exchange, helps regulate acid base
Digestive system functions
Process food, absorbs nutrients, expels waste products
Urinary system functions?
Filters blood , forms & expels urine, regulates water and salt balance in body
Reproductive system functions
Produces gametes(sex cells), produces hormones, produces site for fertilization, site for embryonic growth, post natal nourishment.
How many body systems
11
