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Organ Systems
11 organ systems in the human body
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7th Grade
03/17/2009

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circulatory
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carries needed materials to the body cells; carries wastes away from body cells; helps fight disease
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digestive
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takes food into the body, breaks food down, and absorbs the digested materials
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endocrine
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controls many body processes-such as intake of sugar by celles-by means of chemicals
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excretory
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removes wastes
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immune
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fights disease
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muscular
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enables the body to move; moves food through the digestive system; keeps the heart beating
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nervous
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detects and interprets information from the enviroments outside the body and within the body; controls most body functions
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reproductive
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produces sex cells that can unite with other sex cells to create offspring; controls male and female characteristics
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respiratory
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takes oxygen into the body and eliminates carbon dioxide
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skeletal
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supports the body, protects it, and works with muscles to allow movement; makes blood cells and stores some materials
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skin
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protects the body, keeps water inside the body, and helps regulate body temperature
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