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Systems Of The Body
Chapter 1: Organ Systems
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
09/29/2007

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INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM
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FORMS THE EXTERNAL BODY COVERING; PROTECTS DEEPER TISSUES FROM INJURY; SYNTHESIZES VITAMIN D; SIE OF CUTANEOUS (PAIN, PRESSURE, ETC.)RECEPTORS AND OIL SWEAT GLANDS
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SKELETAL SYSTEM
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PROTECTS AND SUPPORT BODY ORGANS; PROVIDES A FRAMEWORK THE MUSCLES USE TO CAUSE MOVEMENT; BLOOD CELLS ARE FORMED WITHIN BONES; STORES MINERALS
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MUSCULAR SYSTEM
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ALLOWS MANIPULATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT, LOCOMOTION AND FACIAL EXPRESSIONS;MAINTAINS POSTURE; PRODUCES HEAT
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LYMPHATIC SYSTEM/IMMUNITY
Definition
PICKS UP FLUID LEAKED FROM BLOOD VESSELS AND RETURNS IT TO BLOOD; DISPOSES OF DEBRIS IN THE LYMPHATIC STREAM; HOUSES WHITE BLOOD CELLS (LYMPHOCYTES) INVOLVED IN IMMUNITY. THE IMMUNE RESPONSE MOUNTS THE ATTACK AGAINST FOREIGN SUBSTANCES WITHIN THE BODY
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RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
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KEEPS BLOOD CONSTANTLY SUPPLIED WITH OXYGEN AND REMOVES CARBON DIOXIDE; THE GASEOUS EXCHANGES OCCUR THROUGH THE WALLS OF THE AIR SACS OF THE LUNGS
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DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
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BREAKS DOWN FOOD INTO ABSORBABLE UNITS THAT ENTER THE BLOOD FOR DISTRIBUTION TO BODY CELLS; INDIGESTIBLE FOODSTUFFS ARE ELIMINATED AS FECES
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NERVOUS SYSTEM
Definition
FAST-ACTING CONTROL SYSTEM OF THE BODY; RESPONDS TO INTERNAL AND EXERNAL CHANGED BY ACTIVATING APPROPRIATE MUSCLES AND GLANDS
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ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
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GLANDS SECRETE HORMONES THAT REGULATE PROCESSES SUCH AS GROWTH, REPRODUCTION AND NUTRIENT USE (METABOLISM) BY BODY CELLS
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CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
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BLOOD VESSELS TRANSPORT BLOOD, WHICH CARRIES OXYGEN, CARBON DIOXIDE, NUTRIENTS, WASTES, ETC.; THE HEART PUMPS BLOOD
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URINARY SYSTEM
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ELIMINATES NITROGENOUS WASTES FROM THE BODY; REGULATES WATER, ELECTROLYTE AND ACID-BASE BALANCE OF THE BLOOD
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MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
Definition
OVERALL FUNCTION IS PRODUCTION OF OFFSPRING. TESTES PRODUCE SPERM AND MALE SEX HORMONE, DUCTS AND GLANDS AID IN DELIVERY OF SPERM TO THE FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE TRACT
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FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
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OVERALL FUNCTION IS PRODUCTION OF OFFSPRING. OVARIES PRODUCE EGGS AND FEMALE SEX HORMONES; REMAINING STRUCTURES SERVE AS SITES FOR FERTILIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE FETUS. MAMMARY GLANDS OF FEMALE BREASTS PRODUCE MILK TO NOURISH THE NEWBORN
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