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| Acronym to help remember all the systems |
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| Muscular, urinary, respiratory, digestive, endocrine, reproductive, integumentary, skeletal, cardiovascular, lymphatic, immune, nervous |
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Body movement, posture, blood circulation.
Ex: Skeletal, smooth, and cardiac tissues
Muscles; bicep, tricep |
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Removes liquid waste from body.
Ex: Kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra |
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Taking in oxygen and expelling carbon dioxide.
Ex: lungs |
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To convert food into energy and basic nutrients to feed the body.
Ex: alimentary canal and gastrointestinal tract |
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| Produce hormones that regulate metabolism, growth and development, tissue function, sexual function, reproduction, sleep, and mood, among other things |
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| Sex organs that work together for the purpose of sexual reproduction |
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Protects body from various kinds of damage.
Ex: Skin and it's appendages; hair and nails |
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Vital functions, support movement, protection, blood cell production, calcium storage and endocrine regulation.
Ex: tendons, ligaments and cartilage |
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| Permits blood to circulate and transport nutrients, oxygen, carbon dioxide, hormones and blood cells to and from the cells in the body to provide nourishment. |
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| Vessels that lymph drains it from the tissues into the blood. ie: moves waste from around the body to kidney to get removed. |
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| Defends against infectious organism and invaders. |
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| Nerve cells and fibers that transmit nerve impulses between parts of the body. |
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