Organ System Overview Flashcards
SISTER
Skeletal
Protects and supports body organs
Provides muscle attachment for movement
Blood formation
Store minerals
RACHEL
Respiratory
Keeps blood supplied w/ oxygen
Removes carbon dioxide
IS
Integumentary
Forms external body
Protects deeper tissue from injury
Regulate body temp.
EXTREMELY
Endocrine
Secretes regulatory hormones for…
Growth
Reproduction
Metabolism
NERVOUS
Nervous
Fast acting control system
Responds to internal and external change
Activates muscles
CUZ
Cardiovascular
Transports materials in body via blood pumped by heart
Transports oxygen, carbon dioxide, and nutrient wastes
UNCLE
Urinary
Eliminates nitrogen wastes
Maintains acid-base balance
Regulates water and electrolytes
DANNY
Digestive
Breaks down food
Allows for nutrient absorption-blood
Eliminates indigestible materials (feces)
REALLY
Reproductive
Produce offsprings
Testes- sperm- male hormones
Ovaries- eggs- female hormones
LIED
Lymphatic
Returns fluids to blood vessels
Cleanses blood
Immunity
MY
Muscular
Produces movement
Maintain posture
Produce heat