Unit 1 Test Flashcards
Digestive system function
Converts food into simple molecules that can be used by the body.
Circulatory system function
Carries nutrients to and removes waste from cells of body.
Endocrine system function
Maintains homeostasis; initiates and controls major body changes.
Excretory system function
Eliminates waste products from the body; maintains homeostasis in the blood.
Immune system function
Protects body from disease.
Muscular system function
Works with skeletal system to carry out movement; moves blood and food through the body, breathing.
Nervous system funtion
Processes and carries out responses to external and internal stimuli
Respiratory system function
Provides oxygen to the body and removes carbon dioxide from the body.
Skeletal system function
Supports body, protects internal organs, aids muscular system in movement, stores minerals, site of red and white blood cell production.