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SUPER IMPORTANT! MATCH-UP your body’s organ systems and describe
their function for the body:
Organ System
1. Integumentary
2. Skeletal
3. Muscular
4. Nervous
5. Endocrine
6. Cardiovascular
ORGANS INVOLVED
FUNCTION
Skin, Hair, Nails
Maintains boundaries: forms
the body’s external covering,;
protects from injury;
synthesizes vitamin D; site of
cutaneous receptors, and
sweat/oil glands
Bones and Joints
Protects and supports body
organs, provides a framework
the muscles can use to
provide movement, blood
cells are formed within bones
Skeletal Muscles
Allows manipulation of the
environment, Locomotion
(Movement)
Brain, Nerves, Spinal Cord,
Sensory Receptor
Fast acting control system of
the body, responds to internal
and external changes by
activating appropriate
muscles and glands
Thyroid gland, Pancreas,
Pituitary gland, Pineal
Gland, Adrenal Gland,
Thymus Reproductive
organs
Glands secrete hormones that
regulate process such as
growth, reproduction, and
nutrient use (metabolism) by
body cells
Heart, Blood Vessels
Blood vessels transport blood,
which carries oxygen, carbon
dioxide, nutrients, wastes, etc.;
the heart pumps the blood
7. Lymphatic/Immunity
Thymus, Lymphatic vessels,
spleen, red bone marrow
8. Respiratory
Lung, Nasal cavity, Pharynx,
Larynx, Trachea, Bronchus
9. Digestive
Oral Cavity, Esophagus,
Stomach, Small intestine,
Large Intestine, Rectum,
Anus, Liver
10. Urinary
11 a. Female
Reproductive
11 b. Male
Reproductive
Picks up fluid leaked from
blood vessels and returns it to
blood; disposes of debris in
the lymphatic stream; houses
white blood cells
(lymphocytes) involved in
immunity.
Keeps blood constantly
supplied with oxygen and
removes carbon dioxide; the
gaseous exchange occurs
through the walls of the air
sacs of the lungs
Breaks down food into
absorbable units that enter
the blood for distribution to
body cells; indigestible
foodstuffs are eliminated as
feces
Kidney, Ureter, Urinary
Bladder, Urethra
Eliminates nitrogenous wastes
from the body; regulates
water, electrolyte and acidbase balance of the blood
Mammary glands, ovary,
Uterine tube, Uterus, Vagina
Production of offspring;
ovaries produce eggs and
female sex hormones
Prostate gland, Penis, Testis,
Scrotum, Ductus deferens
Production of offspring;
production of sperm and
male sex hormones