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Chapter 1.2: Organ Systems of the Body Flashcards

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Consists of skin, hair, nails, sebaceous glands, and sweat glands

  • provides protection
  • regulates temperature
  • prevents water loss
  • helps produce vitamin D
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INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM

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Consists of bones, associated cartilages, ligaments, and joints

  • provides protection and support
  • allows body movements
  • produces blood cells
  • stores minerals and adipose tissues
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SKELETAL SYSTEM

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Consists of muscles attached to the skeleton by tendons

  • produces body movements
  • maintains posture
  • produces body heat
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MUSCULAR SYSTEM

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Consists of the brain, spinal cord, nerves, and sensory receptors

  • Major regulatory system
  • detects sensations
  • controls movements, physiological processes, and intellectual functions
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NERVOUS SYSTEM

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Consists of endocrine glands such as the pituitary that secretes hormones
- major regulatory system that influences metabolism, growth, reproduction, etc.

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ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

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Consists of the heart, blood vessels, and blood

  • transports nutrients, waste products, gases, and hormones throughout the body
  • plays a role in immune response and regulation of body temperature
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CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM

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Consists of the lymphatic vessels, lymph nodes, and other lymphatic organs

  • removes foreign substances from the blood and lymph
  • combats diseases
  • maintains tissue fluid balance
  • absorbs dietary fats from the digestive tract
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LYMPHATIC SYSTEM

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Consists of the lungs and respiratory passages

  • exchanges oxygen and carbon dioxide between the blood and air
  • regulates blood pH
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RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

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Consists of the mouth, esophagus, stomach, intestines, and accessory organs

  • performs mechanical and chemical processes of digestion
  • absorption of nutrients
  • elimination of wastes
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DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

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Consists of the kidneys, urinary bladder, and ureters

  • removes waste products from the blood
  • regulates blood pH, ion balance, and water balance
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URINARY SYSTEM

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Consists of the ovaries, uterine tubes uterus, vagina, mammary glands, and associated structures

  • produces oocytes
  • site of fertilization and fetal development
  • produces milk for the newborn
  • produces hormones that influence sexual function and behavior
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FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

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Consists of the testes, accessory structures, ducts, and penis

  • Produces and transfers sperm cells to the female
  • produces hormones that influence sexual function and behavior
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MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

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