Organ Systems Flashcards
Muscular
Skeletal muscles and moves your bones
Integumentary
Skin, hair, and nails protect underlying tissues
Skeletal
Bones that provide a frame to support and protect body parts
Circulatory or cardiovascular
Heart that pumps blood through blood vessels
Nervous
Receive and send electrical messages throughout the body
Digestive
Breaks down food you eat into nutrients that can be absorbed by your body
Lymphatic
Returns leaked fluids to blood vessels and helps get rid of germs that can harm you
Endocrine
Regulate body functions by sending out chemical messengers called hormones
Respiratory
Lungs absorb oxygen and release carbon dioxide
Urinary
Removes wastes from the blood and regulates the body’s fluids
Female reproductive
Produces eggs and nourishes and shelters the unborn baby
There are — major organ systems
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