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Organ system organs and functions
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
01/30/2013

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Term
Integumentary
Definition
Skin, hair, sweat glands, nails

Protects against environmental hazards
Regulate body temp
Provide sensory information
Term
Skeletal
Definition
Bones, cartilage, ligaments, bone marrow

Provide support and protection for other tissues
Stores calcium and other minerals
Forms blood cells
Movement and shape
Term
Muscular
Definition
Skeletal muscles and associated tendons

Provides movement
Protection and support for other tissue
Generates heat and maintains body temp
Term
Nervous
Definition
Brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, sense organs

Directs immediate responses to stimuli
Coordinates or moderates activities of other organ systems
Provides and interprets sensory information about external conditions
Term
Endocrine
Definition
Pituitary gland, pancreas, gonads, endocrine tissue in other systems, thyroid gland, adrenal glands

Directs long term change in the activities of other organ systems
Adjusts metabolic activity and energy use by the body
Controls many structural and functional changes during development
Term
Cardiovascular
Definition
Heart, blood, blood vessels

Distributes blood cells, water and dissolved materials including nutrients, waste products, oxygen, and carbon dioxide
Distributes heat and assists in control of body temp
Term
Lymphatic
Definition
Spleen, thymus, lymphatic vessels, lymph nodes, tonsils

Defend against infection and disease
Returns tissue fluids to bloodstream
Term
Respiratory
Definition
Nasal cavities, sinuses, larynx, trachea, bronchi, lungs, alveoli

Delivers air to alveoli (sites in lungs where gas exchange occurs)
Provides oxygen to bloodstream
Removes carbon dioxide from bloodstream
Produces sound for communication
Term
Digestive
Definition
Teeth, tongue, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, intestines, liver, gallbladder, pancreas

Processes and digests food
Absorbs and conserves water
Absorbs nutrients
Stores energy reserve
Term
Urinary
Definition
Kidney, ureters, urinary bladder, urethra

Excretes waste products from the blood
Controls water balance by regulating volume of urine produced
Stores urine prior to voluntary elimination
Regulates blood ion concentration and ph
Term
Male reproductive
Definition
Testes, epididymides, seminal vesicles, prostrate gland, penis, scrotum

Produces sperm and seminal fluid
Sexual intercourse
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Female reproductive
Definition
Ovaries, uterine tubes, uterus, vagina, labia, clitoris, mammary glands

Produces sex cells and hormones
Supports developing embryo from conception to delivery
Milk to nourish newborn
Sexual intercourse
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