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Flashcards in Organ Systems Deck (8)
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1
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protect underlying tissues, help regulate, body temperature, house a variety of sensory receptors, and synthesize certain products

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integumentary system

2
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what does the integumentary system include?

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hair, skin, nails, sweat glands, sebaceous glands, accessory organs

3
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provide frameworks and protective shileds for softer tissues, attachments for muscles, act with muscles when body parts move

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skeletal system

4
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what does the skeletal system include?

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bones, ligaments and cartilages that binds bones together

5
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provide forces that move body parts, maintain posture and are the main source of body heat

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muscular system

6
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what is included in the nervous system?

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brain, spinal cord, nerves, sense organs

7
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what is the cardiovascular system made of?

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heart, capillaries, veins, blood, arteries

8
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transports some of the tissue fluid back to the bloodstream and carries fatty substances away from the digestive organs and back into the bloodstream.

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lymphatic system