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
