Systems Flashcards
Musculoskeletal (3)
Bones
Join
Muscles
Skeleton, supports and protect body, forms, blood cells, stores, minerals. Muscles produce movement.
Respiratory (6)
Nasal cavity
Pharynx
Larynx
Trachea
Bronchial tubes
Lungs
Cardiovascular (3)
Heart
Arteries
Veins
Pumps blood throughout the body, transports, nutrients, oxygen, and waste
Blood (4)
Plasma
White blood
Red blood
Platelets
Transports oxygen, protects against pathogens, promotes clotting to control bleeding
Lymphatic (5)
Tonsils/adenoids
Thymus gland
Spleen
Lymph nodes
Lymphatic vessels
Helps maintain fluid balance in the body and contributes to immune system
Nervous (3)
Brain
Spinal cord
Nerves
Receives sensory information, coordinates body response
Digestive (9)
Oral cavity
Pharynx
Esophagus
Stomach
Small intestine
Large intestine
Liver
Gallbladder
Pancreas
Ingests, digest, absorbs nutrients for the body 
Integumentary (4)
Skin
Hair
Nails
Sweat glands
Forms, protective, barrier, and aids in temperature regulation
Endocrine (9)
Pituitary gland
Pineal gland
Thyroid gland
Parathyroid gland
Thymus gland
Adrenal gland
Pancreas
Testes
Ovaries
Regulates metabolic hormonal activities
Renal/urinary (4)
Kidneys
Ureters
Urinary bladder
Urethra
Filters waste products out of the blood, removes them from the body
Male reproductive (6)
Testes
Epididymis
Van deferens
Penis
Seminal vesicles
Prostate gland
Produces sperm for reproduction
Female reproductive (6)
Ovaries
Fallopian tubes
Uterus
Vagina
Vulva
Breasts
Produces egg for reproduction provides place and nutrients for growing baby