organ system functions Flashcards
(11 cards)
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Skeletal
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Support
1
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Integumentary
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Provides protection, regulates temperature, prevents water loss, provides vitamin D
2
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Muscular
A
Movement
3
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Nervous
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Controls intellectual functions, movements, and detects sensations
4
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Endocrine
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Releases hormones, influences metabolism growth, reproduction, etc
5
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Cardiovascular
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Transports nutrients, waste products, gases, and hormones
6
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Lymphatic
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Removes foreign substances from the blood, combats diseases
7
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Digestive
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Performs process of digestion, absorption, and eliminate of wastes
8
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Respiratory
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Exchanges oxygen and carbon dioxide between the blood and air
9
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Urinary
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Removes waste products from the blood
10
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Reproductive
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Produces hormones that influence sexual functions and behaviors
