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Human body and health

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body systems
there are 11 major organ systems in the human body
muscular system (skeletal muscles
maintains posture and produces movement. produces heat
skeletal system (bones, joints)
supports and protects the body's organs, provides framework for movement (muscle use), stores minerals and creates blood cells
immune system (lymphatic system) (red bone marrow. thymus, lymphatic vessels, spleen, lymph nodes, thoracic duct)
Houses white blood cells involved in immunity, returns leaked fluid from blood vessels blood vessels to the blood and disposes debris within the lymphatic stream
endocrine system (pineal gland, thyroid gland, thymus, adrenal gland, pituitary gland, adrenal gland, pancreas, ovary, testis)
system of glands and hormones that controls secretion of blood-borne chemical messengers, these glands control things like metabolism, growth, and reproduction
nervous system (brain, spinal cord, nerves)
control system of the body, responds to internal and external changes, activates muscles and glands
Excretory System (Urinary System) (kidney, ureter, urinary bladder, urethra)
eliminated nitrogenous wastes from
the body, regulated acid-base, electrolyte, and water balance of blood
digestive system (oral cavity, esophagus, liver, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, anus)
breaks down food to be absorbed and eliminates indigestible waste
respiratory system (nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchus, lung)
removes carbon dioxide and continually supplies blood with oxygen
circulatory system (cardiovascular system) (heart, blood, vessels)
the heart pumps blood transported through vessels. blood carries oxygen, waste, nutrients, and more throughout the body
reproductive system (prostate gland, testis, ovary, mammary glands, vagina, uterine tube, ductus deferens)
main function is to produce offspring
disease transmission
disease an be transmitted directly or indirectly
direct contact
person to person, or by droplet spread when sneezing and coughing
indirect contact
airborne, through food and drinking water, contaminated objects, animal to person contact, or through animal to animal to person
Zoonosis
when disease is transferred from animals to people
disease prevention
washing hands, wearing gloves, cooking food in the safe zone temperatures
lymphocytes
white blood vessels
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