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Organ Systems Flashcards

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integumentary system

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protects body, regulates body temp, eliminates some wastes, helps make vitamin D, detects sensations, stores fat and provides insulation

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2
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skin

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integumentary system

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3
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hair

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integumentary

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4
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nails

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integumentary

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5
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sweat glands

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integumentary

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6
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oil glands

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integumentary

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7
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skeletal system

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supports and protects body, provides surface area for muscle attachments, aids body movements, houses cells that produce blood cells, store minerals and lipids

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8
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bones

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skeletal

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9
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joints

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skeletal

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10
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cartilage

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skeletal

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11
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endocrine system

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regulates body activities by releasing hormones

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12
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pineal gland

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endocrine

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13
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hypothalamus

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endocrine

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14
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pituitary gland

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endocrine

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15
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thymus

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endocrine and lymphatic/immune

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16
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thyroid gland

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endocrine

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17
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parathyroid glands

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endocrine

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18
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adrenal glands

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endocrine

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19
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pancreas

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endocrine and digestive

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20
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ovaries

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reproductive and endocrine

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21
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testes

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reproductive and endocrine

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22
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cardiovascular system

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heart pumps blood through blood vessels, blood carries oxygen and nutrients to cells and carbon dioxide and wastes away from cells, blood components help defend against disease and repair damaged blood vessels

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23
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heart

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cardiovascular

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24
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blood

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cardiovascular

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25
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blood vessels

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cardiovascular

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26
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lymphatic and immune system

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returns proteins and fluid to blood, carries lipids from gastrointestinal tract to blood, contains sites of maturation and proliferation of B cells and T cells that protect against disease-causing microbes

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lymphatic fluid

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lymphatic/immune

28
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lymphatic vessels

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lymphatic/immune

29
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spleen

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lymphatic/immune

30
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lymph nodes

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lymphatic/immune

31
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tonsils

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lymphatic/immune

32
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respiratory system

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transfers oxygen from inhaled air to blood and carbon dioxide from blood to exhaled air, helps regulate acid-base balance of body fluids, air flowing out of the lungs through vocal chords produces sounds

33
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lungs

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respiratory

34
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pharynx

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respiratory and digestive

35
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larynx

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respiratory

36
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trachea

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respiratory

37
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bronchial tubes

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respiratory

38
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digestive system

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achieves physical and chemical breakdown of food, absorbs nutrients, eliminates solid wastes

39
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mouth

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digestive

40
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esophagus

A

digestive

41
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stomach

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digestive

42
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small and large intestines

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digestive

43
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anus

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digestive

44
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salivary glands

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digestive

45
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liver

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digestive

46
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gallbladder

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digestive

47
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urinary system

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produces, stores, and eliminates urine; eliminates wastes and regulates volume and chemical composition of blood; helps maintain the acid-base balance of body fluids; maintains body’s mineral balance; helps regulate production of red blood cells

48
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kidneys

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urinary

49
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ureters

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urinary

50
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bladder

A

urinary

51
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urethra

A

urinary

52
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reproductive system

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gonads produce gametes that unite to form a new organism; gonads also release hormones that regulate reproduction and other body processes; associated organs transport and store gametes; mammary glands produce milk

53
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testes

A

male reproductive

54
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ovaries

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female reproductive

55
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uterine tubes

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female reproductive

56
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uterus

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female reproductive

57
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vagina

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female reproductive

58
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clitoris

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female reproductive

59
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mammary glands

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female reproductive

60
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epididymis

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male reproductive

61
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ductus deferens

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male reproductive

62
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seminal gland

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male reproductive

63
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prostate

A

male reproductive

64
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penis

A

male reproductive

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