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APP 111
Body Systems
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
01/10/2014

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Integumentary System

The skin;

includes the hair, nails, sweat and oil glands.

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Skeletal System

Body's basic framework; consists of 206 bones and joints


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Muscular System

Muscles are attached to the bones and produce movement of the skeleton.

Also, gives the body structure, protect organs and maintains coordination and control

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Nervous System

Consists of the brain, spinal cord and nerves.

The nervous system also includes special sense organs and their receptors (ears, eyes, taste buds, and organs of smell)

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Endocrine System

Consists of hormone producing glands; thyroid, pituitary, and adrenal glands.

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Cardiovascular System

Made up of the heart and blood vessels that pump blood to all body tissues, bringing nutrients, oxygen and other needed substances.

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Lymphatic System

Lymphatic vessels assist in circulation by returning fluids from the tissues to the blood.

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Respiratory System

Consists of the lungs and the passages leading to and from the lungs.

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Digestive System

Composed of the stomach, small and large intestines, liver, gallbladder and pancreas. These organs are involved with taking in nutrients, converting them into a form that body cells can use and absorbing them into the circulation.

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Urinary System

Rids the body of waste products and excess water. Composed of the kidneys, ureters, the bladder and urethra.

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Reproductive System

Composed of the external sex organs and all related internal structures that are concerned with the production of offspring.

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