Systems - Functions Flashcards
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Skeletal
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Supports and protects body
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Integumentary
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Regulate temperature, protects body, detects sensations
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Muscular
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Body movements, maintains posture, produces heat
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Nervous
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Regulates activities through nerve impulses
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Endocrine
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Regulates activities through hormones
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Cardiovascular
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Heart pumps blood, blood carries nutrients and oxygen, helps regulate acidity, temperature and water content
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Lymphatic
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Returns proteins to blood
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Respiratory
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Transfers oxygen to blood and carbon dioxide out of body
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Digestive
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Physical and chemical breakdown of food
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Urinary
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Produces, stores, and eliminates urine and waste
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Reproductive
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Regenerates new cells, produces new organisms