Organ Systems Flashcards
1
Q
external body cover
A
integumentary
2
Q
protects and supports body organs
A
skeletal
3
Q
allows manipulation of environment
A
muscular
4
Q
fast acting control system
A
nervous
5
Q
glands secrete hormones that regulate growth
A
endocrine
6
Q
blood vessels / TRANSPORTS blood that carries oxygen/heart pumps blood
A
cardiovascular
7
Q
picks up fluid leaked from blood vessels and returns it
A
lymphatic
8
Q
mounts the attack against foreign substances
A
immune
9
Q
keeps blood constantly supplied with oxygen and removes carbon dioxide
A
respiratory
10
Q
BREAKS DOWN food into absorbable units that enter the blood for distribution
A
digestive
11
Q
eliminates the nitrogenous wastes / regulates water
A
urinary
12
Q
production of offspring
A
reproductive
