body systems Flashcards
(17 cards)
used to protect the body as well as regulate temperature and prevent water loss
hair skin nail
integumatory
Sends oxygen and nutrients through the body.
Cardiovascular system
heart, veins, arteries
Allows the body to breathe
Respiratory System
Lung, nose, diaphragm, trachae
Protects from disease
Lymphatic system
Lymph nodes, spleen
Absorbs nutrients and gets rid of everything else
Digestive system
stomach, intestines, pancreas, gall bladder, liver
Urinary system
excretes waste and filters blood
Bladder, ureters, kidneys
Nervous system
Controls reflexes and communicates commands throughout the body.
Brain, Spinal cord, nerves, pain receptors, touch receptors
endocrine system
Controls hormones
Pituitary gland, thyroid gland
Reproductive system
Procreation
Uterus, ovaries, testes, outer genitalia
Skeletal system
Provides protection along with structure and support
bones, joints, skull, cartilage
Muscular system
Is used to make the body move
Muscles, tendons
brain spinal cord nerves
nerovous tissue
cartilage blood bone
connective tissue
skin organ lining sweat glands
epithelial tissue
cardiac skeleteal smooth
muscular tissue
bone marrow
atapost tissue
organization
1 molecules 2 organelles 3 cells 4 tissue 5 organs 6 organism
