Organ Systems Overview Organ System Overview Integumentary Forms

Organ Systems Overview

Organ System Overview Integumentary Forms the external body covering Protects deeper tissue from injury Synthesizes vitamin D Location of cutaneous nerve receptors Figure 1. 2 a

Organ System Overview Skeletal Protects and supports body organs Provides muscle attachment for movement Site of blood cell formation Stores mineral Figure 1. 2 b

Organ System Overview Muscular Allows locomotion Maintains posture Produces heat Figure 1. 2 c

Organ System Overview Nervous Fast-acting control system Responds to internal and external change Activates muscles and glands Figure 1. 2 d

Organ System Overview Endocrine Secretes regulatory hormones Growth Reproduction Metabolism Figure 1. 2 e

Organ System Overview Cardiovascular Transports materials in body via blood pumped by heart Oxygen Carbon dioxide Nutrients Wastes Figure 1. 2 f

Organ System Overview Lymphatic Returns fluids to blood vessels Disposes of debris Involved in immunity Figure 1. 2 g

Organ System Overview Respiratory Keeps blood supplied with oxygen Removes carbon dioxide Figure 1. 2 h

Organ System Overview Digestive Breaks down food Allows for nutrient absorption into blood Eliminates indigestible material Figure 1. 2 i

Organ System Overview Urinary Eliminates nitrogenous wastes Maintains acid – base balance Regulates water and electrolytes Figure 1. 2 j

Organ System Overview Reproductive Production of offspring Figure 1. 2 k

Interrelatedness of systems

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Resources Marieb, E. N. (2006). Essentials of human anatomy & physiology (8 th ed. ). San Francisco: Pearson/Benjamin Cummings.

Standards LAFS. 1112. RST. 2. 4: Meaning of key terms