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Body Systems
Integumentary This system is known as your skin. It gives protection to your inner muscles and organs, as well as regulates your body temperature, synthesizes vitamin D, and aids in the prevention of water loss.
Skeletal This system gives support to your body as well as protection. Inside the skeletal system is the site of hemopoiesis, or the production of blood, and stores calcium. The more common name for this system is your bones.
Muscular The muscular system provides your body with movement. As your muscles contract and move they generate heat.
Nervous This system is responsible for the movement of your body, and for responding to stimuli your other body systems may give. It gives you consciousness, intelligence and memory.
Endocrine This system contains all the glands in your body, as well as the cell clusters that secrete hormones. The endocrine system regulates cell growth, chemical levels, and your body's reproductive functions.
Cardiovascular This system contains your heart, blood vessels, and the blood itself. The heart will pump blood throughout your body to distribute air, nutrients, chemicals, and hormones through out your body.
Lymphatic This system is used as a transportation and filtering system for the lymph in your blood. It will also send out an immune response when needed. Respiratory The major organ of this system would be the lungs. It is responsible for the exchanging of gasses between the air in your lungs and the blood that passes through them.
Urinary This will filter the waste products out of your blood. After is has the waste it will concentrate it into the form of urine, then expel the urine from the bladder.
Digestive This both mechanically and chemically digests your food as it passes through your intestines. The digestive system will also absorb the nutrients your body is in need of.
Male Reproductive This system is responsible for producing male sex cells and hormones. It will also transport the sperm to the female.
Female Reproductive This system is responsible for producing female sex cells and hormones. It receives sperm from the male and results in the site of fertilization.


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