Organs/Organ Systems Flashcards

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Skeletal System

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  • bones, ligaments, and tendons

- supports the body, protects internal parts, blood cell formation

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Muscular System

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  • muscles that extend across joints

- contract and expand to allow movement

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Cardiovascular System

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  • heart, blood vessels

- circulates blood, oxygen, and nutrients around the body

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Nervous System

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  • brain, spinal cord, and nerves

- control system and responds to stimuli

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Lymphatic(Immune) System

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  • spleen

- cells that fight infections, returns lost fluid to tissues

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Respiratory System

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  • lungs

- get oxygen to blood, rids body of carbon dioxide

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Endocrine System

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  • pancreas, adrenal glands, thyroid glands, pituitary glands

- release hormones that direct growth and energy production

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Digestive System

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  • stomach, liver, gallbladder, small/large intestines, pancreas
  • breaks food down into nutrients and absorbs them into blood
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Urinary System

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  • kidneys, urinary bladder, urethra

- rid body of waste products

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Reproductive System

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  • testes in males and ovaries in females

- produce sperm and eggs and bring them together to reproduce

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Integumentary System

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  • skin

- protects tissues and regulates body temp

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