Body Systems Flashcards
Circulatory : organs , function
Heart blood blood vessels
Transports substances throughout body
Digestive
Stomach small intestine liver anus
Breaks down food and absorbs nutrients
Endocrine
Hypothalamus pituitary gland thyroid gland adrenal gland pancreas testis ovary
Secretes hormones that regulate body
Integumentary
Skin hair nails
Protects body
Lymphatic and immune
Spleen lymph nodes lymphatic vessels
Defends against disease
Musculoskeletal
Skeletal muscles bones exoskeleton hydrostatic Skelton
Supports and moves the body
Nervous
Brain sense organ spinal cord nerves
Process Sensory info and controls responses
Reproductive
Testis penis ovary uterus
Produces gametes and offspring
Respiratory
Teaches lungs diaphragm
Exchanges O2 and CO2 between blood and air
Urinary
Lindsey ureter urinary bladder urethra
Rids body of certain wastes