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Skin, hair, sweat glands, nails
Protects against environmental hazards
Regulate body temp
Provide sensory information |
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Bones, cartilage, ligaments, bone marrow
Provide support and protection for other tissues
Stores calcium and other minerals
Forms blood cells
Movement and shape |
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Skeletal muscles and associated tendons
Provides movement
Protection and support for other tissue
Generates heat and maintains body temp |
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Brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, sense organs
Directs immediate responses to stimuli
Coordinates or moderates activities of other organ systems
Provides and interprets sensory information about external conditions |
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Pituitary gland, pancreas, gonads, endocrine tissue in other systems, thyroid gland, adrenal glands
Directs long term change in the activities of other organ systems
Adjusts metabolic activity and energy use by the body
Controls many structural and functional changes during development |
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Heart, blood, blood vessels
Distributes blood cells, water and dissolved materials including nutrients, waste products, oxygen, and carbon dioxide
Distributes heat and assists in control of body temp |
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Spleen, thymus, lymphatic vessels, lymph nodes, tonsils
Defend against infection and disease
Returns tissue fluids to bloodstream |
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Nasal cavities, sinuses, larynx, trachea, bronchi, lungs, alveoli
Delivers air to alveoli (sites in lungs where gas exchange occurs)
Provides oxygen to bloodstream
Removes carbon dioxide from bloodstream
Produces sound for communication |
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Teeth, tongue, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, intestines, liver, gallbladder, pancreas
Processes and digests food
Absorbs and conserves water
Absorbs nutrients
Stores energy reserve |
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Kidney, ureters, urinary bladder, urethra
Excretes waste products from the blood
Controls water balance by regulating volume of urine produced
Stores urine prior to voluntary elimination
Regulates blood ion concentration and ph |
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Testes, epididymides, seminal vesicles, prostrate gland, penis, scrotum
Produces sperm and seminal fluid
Sexual intercourse |
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Ovaries, uterine tubes, uterus, vagina, labia, clitoris, mammary glands
Produces sex cells and hormones
Supports developing embryo from conception to delivery
Milk to nourish newborn
Sexual intercourse |
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