Organ System Flashcards
Stomach, small intestine, large intestines
Breaks done food
Allows for nutrient absorption into blood
Digestive
Brain, spinal cord, nerves
Responds to change
Activists muscles and glands
Nervous System
Skeletal, smooth, & cardiac
Posture
Produces heat
Locomotion
Muscular
Bladder, kidney, ureter, urethra
Regulation of materials
Eliminates nitrogenous waste
Urinary
Pituitary glands, thyroid gland, testes, ovaries
Secrets regulatory hormones
-growth -reproductions -metabolism
Endocrine
Lungs, trachea, diaphragm
Blood supplies w/oxygen
Removed carbon dioxide
Respiratory
Heart, blood vessels
Transports materials in body
-oxygen -nutrients -waste -carbon dioxide
Circulatory
Bones, marrow (yellow & red)
Protects and supports
Makes red blood cells
Muscle attachment
Stores minerals
Skeletal
Penis, vagina, tested, ovary
Production of offspring
Reproductive
