Lesson 1- Intro To Body Systems Flashcards
What is the skeletal systems’s function?
Supports the body, protects organs, makes blood cells
What are all the organ systems of the body?
Muscular, skeletal, respiratory, female reproductive, male reproductive, cardiovascular, lymphatic, nervous, excretory, integumentary, endocrine, digestive
What is the muscular systems function?
Movement, works with the skeletal system to move
What is the function of the respiratory system?
Gathers oxygen and gets rid of carbon dioxide
What is the function of the cardiovascular system?
Moves blood through the body
What is the function of the male reproductive system?
Produces sperm and delivers it to the female reproductive system
What is the function of the female reproductive system?
Nourishes a baby and produces eggs
What is the function of the lymphatic system?
Part of the immune system, returns
leaked fluids back to the blood, gets rid of
bacteria and viruses
what is the function of the endocrine system?
makes chemical messages that help regulate conditions of the body, influences growth and development
what is the function of the integumentary system?
protects body from infection
what is the function of the excretory system?
gets rid of the body’s wastes
what is the function of the digestive system?
breaks down food into nutrients
what is the function of the nervous system?
collects info and responds by sending electrical messages
what are the organs in the skeletal system
ligaments, cartilage, bones
what are the organs in the muscular system
muscle