Systems Flashcards
transports fuel, wastes, cells, and hormones (heart, arteries, veins, capillaries)
Circulatory system
group of passages that exchange gases
(Upper - nose,
throat Lower - lungs)
Respiratory system
bones combined with joints and connective tissue to make up your framework
Skeletal system
group of tissues that make your body move
Muscular system
taking food and breaking it down into chemical form so it can be absorbed into your body.
Digestive system
the removal of wastes
Excretory/Urinary system
skin, hair, nails, sweat and oil glands
Integumentary system
secretes hormones
Endocrine system
control center, it’s goal is to maintain internal network, homeostasis
Nervous system
work to fight off intruders (infection, disease)
Immune/Lymphatic
responsible for the human race, babies
Reproductive system