Body Systems Vocab Flashcards
Integumentary
system
Forms external body covering, and protects deeper
tissues from injury.
Synthesizes Vitamin D and houses cutaneous (pain, pressure,etc) receptors and sweat glands and oil glands.
Skeletal system
protects and supports body organs, provides a
framework the muscles use for movement
Muscular system
consists of muscles that provide body movement, posture, and body heat
urinary system
Eliminates nitrogenous waste from body
reproductive system
organ system which functions in creating offspring
immune system
Bodily organs and responses that protect the body from
foreign substances and threats
cardiovascular system
structures that circulate blood throughout the body. It consists of the heart, blood vessels, and blood
nervous system
system of nervous tissues–organized into the
brain,spinal courd, and nerves– send and receive messages and integreate the body’s activities
endocrine system
Glands secrete hormones that regulate processes such as growth, reproduction, and nutrient use (metabolism) by body cells
digestive system
makes food absorbable into the body
respiratory system
takes in oxygen and gives off carbon dioxide
lymphatic system
Picks up fluid leaked from blood vessels and returns it to blood. disposes of debris in the lymphatic stream. Houses white blood cells (lymphocytes) involved in immunity.
