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transports nutrients, chemical messengers, gases, and wastes in blood.
Major components: heart and blood vessels |
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adds oxygen to blood and removes carbon dioxide from blood.
Major Components: nose, pharynx (throat), larynx, trachea, bronchi, lungs |
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breaks down food into units that can be absorbed into the body; eliminates wastes and non-digestible fiber in food.
Major Components: mouth, salivary glands, pharynx esphagus, stomach, intestines, pancreas, liver, gallbladder |
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removes nitrogenous wastes; maintains body fluid volume, pH, and electrolyte levels through urine production
Major components: kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, uretha |
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provides barrier for the body and aids in production of vitamin D; contains sensory receptors for pain, touch, and temperature; thermoregulation
Major Components: skin and skin structures (hair, nails, sweat glands, oil glands) |
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returns fluid to cardiovascular system; detects, filters, and eliminates disease-causing organisms, including cancer cells
Major Components: lymphatic vessels and ducts, lymph nodes, spleen, thymus, bone marrow |
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protects major organs; provides levers and support for body movement
Major Components: bones, cartilage, and joints |
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moves bones and maintains posture
Major Components: brain, spinal cord,nerves |
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controls cell function with electrical signals; helps control body homeostasis.
Major components: brain, spinal cord, nerves |
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controls cell function with hormones; helps control body homeostasis
Major Components: hypothalamus, pineal gland, pituitary, thyroid, pancreas, adrenal glands, ovaries, testes |
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produces gametes; female uterus provides environment for development of fetus.
Major Components: testes, epidiymis, ductus deferens, prostate, penis and ovaries, uterine tubes, uterus, vagina, mammory glands |
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