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Human Body Systems

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Urinary
kidneys, ureters, bladder, urethra
Nervous
brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, eyes,ears, taste bud,etc.
Immune
thymus, tonsils, appendix, spleen, lymph nodes, skin
Digestive
teeth tongue pharynx esophagus, stomach, s. intestine, l. intestine, rectum, anus
Digestive Accessory organs
gall bladder, liver
Respiratory
nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx, trachea, epiglottis, bronchi, alveoli
kidneys
filter blood make pee
ureters
transport pee
bladder
holds pee
urethra
releases pee
brain
control center
spinal cord
information highway
peripheral nerves
carry signals to and from limbs
eyes, ears, taste buds
collect sensory info and send to the brain
thymus
promotes the production of wbcs
tonsils
trap pathogens
appendix
stores good bacteria
spleen
filters blood
lymph nodes
"water knots" filter lymph fluid
skin
prevents pathogens from entering the body
teeth and tongue
breaks down and pushes food down
pharynx
food/air tube
esophagus
"eater within" food tube
stomach
breaks down food
s. intestine
absorbs nutrients
L. intestine
absorbs water
rectum
holds poo
anus
releases poo
gall bladder
stores bile, releases into s. intestine
liver
makes bile for small intestine
nasal cavity
opening to outside
larynx
voice box, adam's apple
trachea
"windpipe" or air tube
epiglottis
tongue on top. prevents food from entering the food tube
bronchi
branch into lungs
alveoli
"hollow" site of gas exchange with blood
Cardio "heart and vessels"
atria ventricles, arteries arterioles veins venules capillaries
Endocrine "secrete within"
hypothalmus pituitary pineal gland adrenal thymus testes and ovaries thyroid pancreas
atria
entrance halls for blood
ventricles
bellies that pump out the blood
arteries
carry blood away from the heart
arterioles
little arteries
veins
brings blood back to the heart
venules
little veins
capillaries
hairlike sites of exchange with tissues
hypothalmus
top boss of endocrine system
pituitary
vp of endocrine
pineal gland
sleep/wake cycle
adrenal
"near kidneys' fight or flight
thymus
developes immune
testes or ovaries
sex hormones
thyroid
metabolic hormones
pancreas
insulin
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