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Forms the external body covering; protects deeper tissue from injury; synthesizes vitamin d; location of cultaneous(pain,pressure etc) receptors; and sweat and oil glands |
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| Protects and supports body organs; provides a framework the muscles use to causse movement; blood cells are formed within bones; stores minerals |
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Allows manipulation of the environment, locomotion and facial expression; maintains posture; produces heat
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| Fast-acting control system of the body; responds to internal and external changes by activating aprroriate muscles and glands. |
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| Glands secrete hormones thaht regulate processes such as growth, reproductions and nutrient use (metabolism) by body cells |
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| Blood vessles transport blood which carries oxygen, carbon dioxide, nurtrients, wastes etc. The heart pumps blood |
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| Picks up fluid leaked from blood vessels and returns it to blood; disposes of debris in the lymphatic stream, houses white blood cells involved in immunity |
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| Keeps blood constantly supplied with oxygen and removes carbon dioxide; the gaseous exchanges occur through the walls of fthe air sacs of the lungs |
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| Breaks down food into absorbable units that enter the blood for distribution to body cells; indigestible food stuffs are eliminated as feces |
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| Eliminates nitrogenous wastes from the body; regulates water, electorlyte, and acid base balance of the blood |
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| production of offsprings; |
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| Integumentary (body parts) |
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| Skeletal system (body parts) |
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| Cartilages, joints, bones |
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| Muscular System (body parts) |
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| brain, sensory receptor, spinal cord, nerves |
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| Pineal gland, pituitary gland, adrenal glands,pacreas, thyroid gland, thymus gland |
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| cardio vascular (body parts) |
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| heart, blood vessels, brain, arteries, cappilarries |
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| lymphatic system(body parts) |
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| thoracic duct, lymphnodes, lymphatic vessels |
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| respiratory system (body parts) |
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| nasal cavities, pharynx, larynx, tracghea, lung |
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| oral cavities, esophagus, stomach,small intestine, rectum, anus, large intestine |
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| urinary system (body parts) |
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| kidney, ureter, urinary bladdler, urethra |
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| reproductive system (body parts) |
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male- seminal vesicles, penis,prostate gland, scrotum female- mammary glands, uterine tube,ovary,uterus,vagina |
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