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Organ Systems Flashcards

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What is the digestive system function?

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Take in food
Digest food into smaller molecules and absorb nutrients
Remove indigestible food from body

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Digestive system interactions with Circulatory Muscular and Nervous

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W/Circulatory- absorb and deliver nutrients to cells
W/Muscular- control contractions to help move food through digestive tract
W/Nervous- hypothalamus maintains homeostasis by triggering appetite

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What is the circulatory system function?

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Transport materials to and from cells throughout the body

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Circulatory interactions with respiratory digestive and excretory

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W/Respiratory- deliver O2 from Lungs to cells and drop off CO2 from cells to lungs
W/Digestive- absorb and deliver digested nutrients to cells
W/Excretory- kidneys filter cellular waste out of blood for removal

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Circulatory interactions with lymphatic immune nervous and endocrine

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W/Lymphatic- both transport things to and from cells
W/Immune- transports WBC throughout the body to fight disease
W/Nervous- brain controls heartbeat
W/Endocrine- transports hormones

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What is the nervous system function?

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Gathers and interprets information
Responds to information
Helps maintain homeostasis

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Nervous system interaction with other systems

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Controls all systems

Hypothalamus- maintains homeostasis by working with all systems

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What is the excretory system function?

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Removes waste products from cellular metabolism

Filters blood

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Excretory interaction with circulatory lungs and integumentary systems

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W/Circulatory- filters waste out of blood
W/Lungs- removes excretory waste
W/Integumentary- removes excretory waste

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What is the respiratory system function?

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Takes in oxygen and removes carbon dioxide and water

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What is the respiratory system interaction with circulatory
Excretory
Nervous and muscular systems

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W/Circulatory- takes in O2 for delivery to cells removes CO2 brought from cells
W/Excretory- removes excretory waste
W/Nervous- controls breathing
W/Muscular-Diaphragm controls breathing

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What is the skeletal system function?

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Protects organs 
Provides shape and support 
Stores materials 
Produces blood cells
Allows movement
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Skeletal system interactions with muscular circulatory immune and circulatory/respiratory

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W/Muscle- allows movement
W/Circulatory- produce blood cells
W/Immune- produce white blood cells
W/Circulatory and Respiratory- protects its organs

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What is the integumentary systems function? (Skin)

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Barrier against infections
Helps regulate body temp 
Removes excretory waste 
Protects against suns UV rays 
Produces vitamin D
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What is the integumentary systems interaction with excretory nervous and immune

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W/Excretory- removes cellular waste
W/Nervous- controls body temp
W/Immune- prevents pathogens from entering

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What is the lymphatic system function?

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Stores and carries white blood cells to fight disease

Collects excess fluid and returns it to blood

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What is the lymphatic systems interaction with immune and circulatory system

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W/Immune- holds lots of WBC to fight pathogens

W/Circulatory- Transport materials to and from cells

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What is the reproductive system function?

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Allows organism to reproduce

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What is the reproductive system interaction with endocrine and muscular

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W/Endocrine- controls production of sex cells

W/Muscular- uterus contract to give birth- controlled by hormones

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What is the muscular system function?

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Allows for movement by contracting

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Muscular system interaction with skeletal digestive respiratory circulatory and nervous

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W/Skeletal- allow movement
W/Digestive- allow organs to contract to push food through
W/Respiratory- diaphragm controls breathing
W/Circulatory- controls pumping of heart
W/Nervous- controls all muscle contractions

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What is the endocrine system function?

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Regulates body activities using hormones

Slow response long lasting

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What is the endocrine system interaction with circulatory nervous reproductive and skeletal

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W/Circulatory- Transport hormones to target organs
W/Nervous- maintain homeostasis, hormone release
W/Reproductive- controlled by hormones
W/Skeletal- controls growth of bones

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What is the function of the immune system?

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Fights off foreign invaded in the body

25
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What is the immune system interaction with circulatory lymphatic skeletal and integumentary

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W/Circulatory- transports WBC to fight invaders
W/Lymphatic- has lots of WBC to fight invaders, spleen filers bacteria out of blood
W/Skeletal- WBC made in bone marrow
W/Integumentary- prevents invaders from getting in

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