 | Term | Definition |
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skeletal |
Gives shape to body; protects delicate parts of body; provides space for attaching muscles; is instrumental in forming blood; stores minerals. |
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muscular |
Determines posture; produces body heat; provides for movement. |
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digestive |
Prepares food for absorbtion and use by body cells through modification of chemical and physical states. |
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respiratory |
Acquires oxygen; rids body of carbon dioxide. |
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circulatory |
Carries oxygen and nourishment to cells of body; carries waste from cells; body defense. |
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excretory |
Removes waste products of metabolism from body. |
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nervous |
Communicates; controls body activity; coordinates body activity. |
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endocrine |
Manufactures hormones to regulate organ activity. |
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reproductive |
Reproduces human beings. |
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integumentary |
Helps regulate body temperature, establishes a barrier between the body and environment; eliminates waste; synthesizes Vitamin D; contains receptors for temperature, pressure, and pain. |
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Skull, spinal column, ribs and sternum, shoulder girdle, upper and lower extremities, pelvic girdle. |
skeletal ex. |
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Striated voluntary muscles- skeletal striated involuntary- cardiac smooth- non-striatred. |
muscular ex. |
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Mouth (salivary glands, teeth, tongue), pharynx, esophagus, stomach, intestines, liver, gallbladder, pancreas. |
digestive ex. |
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Nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, lungs. |
respiratory ex. |
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heart, arteries, veins, capillaries, lymphatic vessels, lymph nodes, spleen. |
circulatory ex. |
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skin, lungs, kidneys, bladder, ureters, urethra. |
excretory ex. |
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Brain, nerves, spinal cord, ganglia. |
nervous ex. |
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glands (ductless): pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, pancreas, adrenal, gonads (ovaries, testes). |
endocrine ex. |
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Male: testes, scrotum, epididymis, vas deferens, seminal vesicles, ejaculatory duct, prostate gland, cowper's gland, penis, urethra. Female: ovaries, fallopain tubes, uterus, vagina, bartholin glands, external genitals (vulva), breasts (mammary glands). |
reproductive ex. |
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epidermis, dermis, sweat glands, oil glands. |
integumentary ex. |
