Organ System
Organ Tissues and Structures Involved
Function
Cardiovascular
Heart, blood, blood vessels.
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Transports blood, oxygen, nutrients to all parts of the body and transports wastes away from cells.
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Stabilizes body temperature
Lymphatic
Lymph, lymph vessels, lymph nodes
Digestive
Mouth, salivary glands esophagus. Stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, small and large intestine.
Processes food and absorbs minerals, vitamins, nutrients, and water.
Endocrine
Pituitary, pineal, thyroid and parathyroid, adrenals, ovaries, testes, endocrine pancreas (all glands)
Muscular
Skeletal, smooth, and cardiac muscles.
Provides movement and support to the body as well as heat production.
Nervous
Brain, spinal cord, sensory organs- eyes, ears, skin, tongue and nose, nerves
Collects, transfers and processes information
Integumentary
Nails, skin, hair
Reproductive
Uterus, vagina, ovaries, mammary glands, testes, vas deferens, seminal vesicles, prostate, penis, fallopian tubes.
Produces gametes and sex hormones and assists in reproduction.
Respiratory
Nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, lungs, diaphragm, and mouth.
Respiration
Skeletal
Bones, cartilage, tendons, joints, ligaments, tendons, and joints.
Immune
Leukocytes, thymus, adenoids, spleen, tonsils
Defend against pathogens and disease-causing agents.
Urinary
Kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, urethra
Removes excess water from the body, as well as salts and waste products from the blood.