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Epidermal/dermal; cutaneous sense organs and glands
Protection; excretion; regulation of body temp; produces vitamin D |
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Bones, cartilages, tendons, ligaments, and joints
Body support and protection; levers for muscular action; cavities provide site for blood cell formation |
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Attached to skeleton
Contract/shorten; generates heat |
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Brain, spinal cord, nerves, and sensory receptors
Detect changes in its internal & external environment; activate muscles and glands; maintain homeostasis via electrical signals |
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Pituitary, thymus, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, and pineal glands; ovaries, testes, and pancreas
Maintain body homeostasis, promotes growth and development; hormones |
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Heart, blood vessels, and blood
Transport system; propelled by pumping action of the heart; antibodies/protein molecules in blood protect body |
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Lymphatic vessels, lymph nodes, spleen, thymus, tonsils, etc.
Picks up leaked fluid from blood vessels and return to blood; cleanses blood; protect body from foreign substances through immune response |
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Nasal passages, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and lungs
Keeps blood supplied with oxygen while removing CO2; contributes to acid-base balance of blood |
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Oral cavity, esophagus, stomach, small/large intestines, accessory structures
Breaks down ingested food and then absorbed into blood; undigested removed as feces |
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Kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra
Rids body of nitrogen-containing wastes; maintain water, electrolyte, and acid-base balance of blood |
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Male: testes, prostate, scrotum, penis, and duct system
- Provides sperm
Female: ovaries, uterine tubes, uterus, mammary glands, and vagina
- Provides eggs; uterus houses developing fetus until birth; mammary glands provide nutrition for infant |
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