[Biology Class Notes] on Structural Organization in Animals Pdf for Exam

Organ System

Organ Tissues and Structures Involved

Function

Cardiovascular

Heart, blood, blood vessels.

• Transports blood, oxygen, nutrients to all parts of the body and transports wastes away from cells. 

• 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.