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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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