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| protects against environmental hazards; helps control body temperature |
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| directs immediate response to stimuli, usually by coordinating the activities of other organ systems |
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| produces movement and locomotion; provides support; generates heat |
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| delivers air to sites where gas exchange can occur between the air and circulating blood |
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| defends against infection and disease; returns tissue fluid to the bloodstream |
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| processes food; absorbs nutrients; eliminates waste products |
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| eliminates excess water, salts, and waste products |
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| transports cells and dissolved materials, including nutrients, wastes and gases |
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| directs long term changes in other organ systems by secreting hormones |
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| produces sex cells and hormones |
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| male and female reproductive systems |
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| provides support; protects tissues; stores minerals; forms blood |
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