Organ Systems

hair, skin, nails, sebaceous glands, sweat glands

protecting the body from the environment, regulating body temperature, detecting sensory information, producing vitamin d, and eliminating waste

bones, cartilage, joints

skeletal muscle, smooth muscle, cardiac muscle

supporting the body, protecting inner organs, movement, storing minerals and fats in the bones

calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium

fats

red blood cells

movement, posture, heat production, moving substances through organs and blood vessels, producing ATP

brain, spinal cord, nerves, receptors

maintain homeostasis, detect and respond to changes in environment

hypothalamus, pancreas, ovaries/testes, hormone glands

maintaining homeostasis and regulating the body

hypothalamus

hypothalamus and pituitary gland

thyroid

parathyroid

adrenal gland

heart, blood vessels, blood

transporting nutrients, hormones, and waste products in the bloodstream to tissues or kidneys

oxygen

clot blood

dissolved ions and nutrients

mouth, nose, pharynx, larynx, trachia, bronchi, lungs

take up oxygen that diffuses across the lungs into blood vessels, and expell carbon dioxide, produce vocal sounds through larynx

mouth, esophagus, stomach, intestines, rectum, anus

salivary glands, liver, pancreas, gallbladder

breaking down food into amino acids, simple carbs, and fatty acids, and absorbing them, eliminating waste, and producing bile and enzymes

kidneys, ureters, bladder, urethra

filtering blood through kidneys, reabsorbing nutrients and water, excerting waste, regulating blood ph, production of red blood cells and vitamin d3

mammary glands, ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterus, vag, testes, epididymis, prostate

producing eggs and sperm, milk, estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone

white blood cells, bone marrow, lymph nodes, spleen, thymus

lympth nodes, vessels, and fluids, and lymphoid tissue (tonsils)

destroy infectious organisms

taking leaked plasma and fats and putting them back in the bloodstream