organ systems
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- respiratory
- adds oxygen and removes CO2 from blood. nose, lungs, pharynx [throat]
- cardiovascular
- transports nutrients, chem messengers, gases and wastes in the blood. heart and blood vessels
- integumentary
- protective barrier to the body and makes vitaminD, has sensory receptors. skin and skin structures
- endocrine
- controls cell funtion and homeostasis with hormones. hypothalimus, the main glands, ovaries and testies
- skeletal
- protects major organs, provides support for movement. bones and catilage
- urinary
- removes N2+3 wastes, maintains body fluid V, pH, electrolytes. kidneys, ureters, bladder, urethra
- lymphatic/immune
- returns fluid to cardiovascular system, detects, filters and removes forign cell. lymphatic vessels and ducts, lymph nodes, spleen, thymus, bone marrow
- nervous
- controls cell function and homeostasis with electrical signals. brain spinal cord, nerves.
- reproductive
- produces gametes, uterus provides environment for fetus. WOMAN- ovaries, uterine tubers, uterus, vagina, mamary glands. MAN- testes, epididymis, ductus, deferens, prostate, penis
- digestive
- breaks down food into units that can be absorbed by the body, eliminates waste. mouth, salivary, esophagus, stomach, intestines, pancreas, liver
- muscular
- moves bones and maitains posture. skeletal muscles and tendons