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| The skeletal system is a strong structure that supports the body |
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| It also helps protect the internal organs |
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Lungs and heart are protected by the ribs
The brain is protected by the scull
The spinal cord by the spinal column |
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| The muscular system is what moves the body and the internal organs |
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| Cardiac Muscles allow the heart to beat an average 70 times a minute without rest throughout a persons lifetime |
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Muscular System
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| Smooth Muscles control the diameter of the blood vessels and the size of the breathing passages |
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| The circulatory system moves blood throughout the body |
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| The circulatory system gives cells oxygen and takes away carbon dioxide |
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| It breaks down food into smaller pieces that can be used by the body and then later turned into waste |
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| Information moves to all of the body parts by nerves. Nerves also help you feel by sending information back to the brain. |
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| The nervous system regulates and coordinates other human body parts |
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| The endocrine system consists of glands that regulate various human body functions |
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| The excretory system is the same as the urinary system |
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| It removes waste from the blood and flushes it out of the body |
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| The Immune system is a group of cells, molecules, and tissues that help defend the body against diseases and other potentially harmful substances like bacteria, fungi, parasites, and viruses. |
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