Organ Systems

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integumentary system parts
hair, skin, nails, sebaceous glands, sweat glands
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what are the functions of the integumentary system?
protecting the body from the environment, regulating body temperature, detecting sensory information, producing vitamin d, and eliminating waste
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what makes up the skeletal system?
bones, cartilage, joints
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what makes up the muscular system?
skeletal muscle, smooth muscle, cardiac muscle
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what is the function of the skeletal system?
supporting the body, protecting inner organs, movement, storing minerals and fats in the bones
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which minerals do the bones store?
calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium
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what is store in yellow bone marrow?
fats
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what is produced in red bone marrow
red blood cells
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what are the functions of the musclular system?
movement, posture, heat production, moving substances through organs and blood vessels, producing ATP
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that makes up the nervous system?
brain, spinal cord, nerves, receptors
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what are the functions of the nervous system?
maintain homeostasis, detect and respond to changes in environment
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what makes up the endocrine system?
hypothalamus, pancreas, ovaries/testes, hormone glands
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what are the functions of the endocrine system?
maintaining homeostasis and regulating the body
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regulates the autonomic nervous system
hypothalamus
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regulates growth and reproduction
hypothalamus and pituitary gland
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regulates metabolism
thyroid
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regulates blood calcium
parathyroid
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regulates stress hormones
adrenal gland
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what makes up the cardiovascular system?
heart, blood vessels, blood
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what is the function of the cardiovascular system?
transporting nutrients, hormones, and waste products in the bloodstream to tissues or kidneys
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what do red blood cells carry?
oxygen
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what do platelets do?
clot blood
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what is in blood plasma?
dissolved ions and nutrients
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what makes up the respiratory system?
mouth, nose, pharynx, larynx, trachia, bronchi, lungs
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what are the functions of the respiratory system?
take up oxygen that diffuses across the lungs into blood vessels, and expell carbon dioxide, produce vocal sounds through larynx
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which parts digest food?
mouth, esophagus, stomach, intestines, rectum, anus
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which parts assist digestion?
salivary glands, liver, pancreas, gallbladder
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what are the functions of the digestive system?
breaking down food into amino acids, simple carbs, and fatty acids, and absorbing them, eliminating waste, and producing bile and enzymes
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what makes up the urinary system?
kidneys, ureters, bladder, urethra
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what is the function of the urinary system?
filtering blood through kidneys, reabsorbing nutrients and water, excerting waste, regulating blood ph, production of red blood cells and vitamin d3
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what makes up the reproductive system?
mammary glands, ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterus, vag, testes, epididymis, prostate
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what is the function of the reproductive system?
producing eggs and sperm, milk, estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone
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what makes up the immune system?
white blood cells, bone marrow, lymph nodes, spleen, thymus
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what makes up the lymphatic system?
lympth nodes, vessels, and fluids, and lymphoid tissue (tonsils)
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what is the function of the immune system?
destroy infectious organisms
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what is the function of the lymphatic system?
taking leaked plasma and fats and putting them back in the bloodstream
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