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Integumentary
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Components: epidermis, dermis, sensory
Function: protects deeper organs, excretes salts, produces vitamin d
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Skeletal
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Components: bones, cartilage, tendons, ligaments, joints
Function: body support, protect internal organs, site for blood cell formation
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Muscular
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Components: muscles
Function: movement, generates heat
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Nervous
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Components: brain, spinal cord, nerves
Function: detect changes in internal & external environment, maintain homeostasis by electrical signals
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Endocrine
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Components: pituitary, thymus, adrenals, pancreas
Function: maintains homeostasis, promotes growth & development
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Cardiovascular
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Components: heart, blood vessels, blood
Function: transports oxygenated blood, CO2, nutrients, wastes, etc to & from tissues, antibodies protect
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Lymphatic/Immunity
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Components: lymphatic vessels, thymus, spleen
Function: cleanses body of pathogens, lymphocytes protect body from antigens
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Respiratory
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Components: nasal passages, pharynx, lungs
Function: keeps blood full of oxygen and removes CO2
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Digestive
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Components: mouth, esophagus, stomach, intestines
Function: breaks down food to be absorbed into blood
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Urinary
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Components: kidneys, bladder
Function: gets rid of nitrogen-containing wastes
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Reproductive
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Components: testes, scrotum, penis, ovaries, uterus, vagina
Function: provides sperm, provides eggs, uterus houses fetus til birth
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