- Nervous system:
- Structures: Brain, spinal cord, nerves
- Functions: Recognizes and coordinates the body’s response to changes in its internal and external environments
- Integumentary System:
- Structures: Skin, hair, nails, sweat and oil glands
- Functions: Guards against infection and injury and ultraviolet radiation from the sun; helps to regulate body temperature
- Immune/Lymphatic Systems:
- Structures: Skeletal muscle, smooth muscle, cardiac muscle
- Functions: Works with skeletal system to produce voluntary movement; helps to circulate blood and move food through the digestive system
- Muscular System:
- Structures: Skeletal muscle, smooth muscle, cardiac muscle
- Functions: Works with skeletal system to produce voluntary movement; helps to circulate blood and move food through the digestive system
- Circulatory System:
- Structure: Heart, blood vessels, blood
- Functions: Transports oxygen, nutrients, and hormones to cells; fights infection; removes cell wastes; helps to regulate body temperature
- Skeletal System:
- Structures: Bones, cartilage, ligaments, tendons
- Functions: Supports the body; protects internal organs; allows movement; stores mineral reserves; contains cells that produce blood cells
- Respiratory System:
- Structures: Nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, lungs
- Functions: Brings in oxygen needed for cellular respiration and removes excess carbon dioxide from the body
- Digestive System:
- Structures: Mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small and large intestines, rectum
- Functions: Breaks down food; absorbs nutrients; eliminates wastes
- Excretory System:
- Structures: Skin, lungs, liver, kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, urethra
- Functions: Eliminates waste products from the body
- Endocrine System:
- Structures: Hypothalamus, pituitary, thyroid, parathyroids, adrenals, pancreas, ovaries (in females), testes (in males)
- Functions: Controls growth, development, and metabolism; maintains homeostasis
- Reproductive System:
- Structures: Testes, epididymis, vas deferens, urethra, and penis (in males); ovaries, Fallopian tubes, uterus, vagina (in females)
- Functions: Produces gametes; in females, nurtures and protects developing embryo