Upgrade to remove ads
Only $2.99/month

11 Organ Systems

Terms in this set (12)

Integumentary System
Organs: hair, skin, nails, sweat glands

Function: protect against environmental hazards; control body temp.
Skeletal System
Organs: axial & appendicular skeletons (bones, joints, cartilage)

Function: provides support; protect tissues; store minerals; form blood cells
Muscular System
Organs: Axial & Appendicular skeletal muscles

Function: allows locomotion; provides support; produces heat
Nervous System
Organs: brain, spinal cord, nerves

Function: direct immediate responses to stimuli; coordinates activities of organ systems
Endocrine System
Organs: Pineal/Pituitary/Thyroid/Parathyroid/Adrenal glands; hypothalamus; pancreas; thymus; ovaries/testes

Function: directs long-term changes in activities of other organ systems (by way of hormones)
Cardiovascular System
Organs: heart, blood vessels, blood

Function: transport cells, nutrients, wastes & gases throughout body
Lymphatic System
Organs: thymus; spleen; lymph vessels & nodes; tonsils; lymphatic fluid

Function: defends against infection/disease; returns extra fluid from tissues to bloodstream
Respiratory System
Organs: pharynx; larynx; trachea; bronchi; lungs

Function: deliver air to sites where gas exchange can occur between air & circulating blood (intake oxygen & expel CO2)
Digestive System
Organs: mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, intestines, anus

Function: processes food & absorbs nutrients; eliminate waste
Urinary System
Organs: kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, urethra

Function: eliminates excess water, salts, & waste products from bloodstream
Male Reproductive System
Organs: testes, epididymis; ductus deferns; seminal vesical; prostate gland; penis

Function: produces sperm & testosterone
Female Reproductive System
Organs: mammary glands; uterus; ovaries; uterine tubes; vagina

Function: produces eggs & estrogen/progesterone; supports embryonic/fetal development from fertilization to birth; produces milk
THIS SET IS OFTEN IN FOLDERS WITH...