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organ systems
Tuesday 9 August 2016
organ system;
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Definition: The organ systems are biological systems producing a vital function as respiration , digestion , circulation , reproduction , excretion , locomotion , etc...
See also : system / systems
Organ systems in humans
cardiovascular system / circulatory system
respiratory system
locomotory system
reproductive system : the sex organs
digestive system
urinary system
endocrine system
nervous system
tegumentary system
locomotory system (4697)
Organs in organ system
cardiovascular system / circulatory system : pumping and channeling blood to and from the body and lungs
- heart , blood vessels, blood
respiratory system : the organs used for breathing
- nose , rhinopharynx , pharynx , larynx , bronchi , lungs
- intercostal muscles, diaphragm
locomotory system : structural support and protection
reproductive system : the sex organs
- female reproductive system : ovaries , fallopian tubes , uterus , vagina , breast
- male reproductive system : testes , vas deferens , seminal vesicles , prostate
digestive system : digestion and processing food
- salivary glands , esophagus , stomach , liver , gallbladder , pancreas , small intestine , colon , rectum and anus.
urinary system : involved in fluid balance, electrolyte balance and excretion of urine.
- kidneys , ureters , bladder and urethra
endocrine system : communication within the body using hormones made by endocrine glands
- hypothalamus , pituitary gland , pineal body or pineal gland , thyroid , parathyroid and adrenals , i.e., adrenal glands.
lymphatic system : structures involved in the transfer of lymph between tissues and the blood stream; The lymphatic system includes functions including immune responses and development of antibodies.
- lymph , lymph vessels, lymph nodes
nervous system : collecting, transferring and processing information
_* brain , spinal cord , peripheral nervous system
tegumentary system :
- skin , hair , fat , nails
locomotory system
- bones , joints , muscles , motor nerves , tendons
See also : levels of organization
- organ systems
- organs
- tissues
- cells
- cellular organelles
- cells
- tissues
- organs