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integumentary
forms external body covering; protecton; temperature regulation; waste elimination;vitamin D synthesis skin, hair nails, sweat glands, sebaceous glands TERM 2
skeletal
DEFINITION 2 supports and protects body; leverage; stores minerals; blood cells form within bone cavitiesbones (frontal, clavicle, rib..), cartilages, & joints TERM 3
muscular
DEFINITION 3 movement; thermogenesis; maintains postureskeletal muscles (deltoideus, gluteus maximus, trapezius..), smooth muscle& cardiac muscle TERM 4
nervous
DEFINITION 4 regulates body activites through nerve impulsesbrain, spinal cord, cranial nerves, spinal nerves, sensory organs TERM 5
endocrine
DEFINITION 5 regulates body activities through hormones ovary, pancreas, parathyroid gland, pituitary, suprarenal gland, testis, thymus, thyroid gland, various endocrine cells..
cardiovascular
transports O2, CO2, nutrients, wastes, etc.; protects against disease and hemorrhageheart, blood vessels (thoracic aorta, superior vena cava..), blood TERM 7
lymphatic (immune)
DEFINITION 7 filters body fluids; produces white blood cells; involved in immune responseslymph nodes, spleen, thymus, tonsillymphatic vesselslymph TERM 8
respiratory
DEFINITION 8 gaseous exchange; helps regulated acid/base balance of bloodlarynx, trachea, lung, bronchus.. TERM 9
digestive
DEFINITION 9 physical and chemical breakdown of food; absorption of food products; elimination of undigested foodstuffs in fecesgastrointestinal tract (esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine)gall blader, liver, pancreas, salivary gland, teeth TERM 10
urinary
DEFINITION 10 elimination of nitrogenous wastes in urine; regulates water, electrolyte, and acid/base balance of bloodkidney, ureter, urinary bladder, urethra
