Body systems

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  • Name all ten body systems
    Skeletal,Muscular, Cardiovascular, Nervous, Endocrine, Lymphatic, Respiratory, Digestive, Urinary, Reproductive
  • How many bones are in the skeletal system?
    200
  • What are the three types of muscle?
    Skeletal, cardiac, smooth.
  • What is in the cardiovascular system?
    Heart, blood vessels, blood
  • What is the cardiovascular system's job?
    Delivering oxygen, white blood cells, and nutrients
  • What is in the nervous system?
    Brain, spinal cord, cranial nerves, and spinal nerves
  • What is a thyroid and what system is it in?
    A thyroid is a part of the endocrine system. It produces hormones and chemicals that is delivered by the cardiovascular system
  • What is the lymphatic system?
    A collection of lymph nodes and vessels that helps regulate te body's defenses.
  • What does the lymphatic system do?
    Sends out healing agents to affected areas of the body.
  • What does the urinary system include?
    Kidneys, ureters, bladder, urethra.
  • What does the urinary system do?
    Maintains electrolyte levels in the body and cleans out waste from blood.
  • What is the respiratory system?

    A group of passageways and organs that extracts oxygen from the air we breathe.
  • How does the respiratory system work?
    Oxygen travels in through the nasal cavities. then it goes into the lungs where the lungs extract oxygen and expels carbon dioxide.
  • How long is the digestive system?
    Approximately 30 feet.
  • What does the digestive system do?
    Turns food into fuel
  • Whats the difference between the male and female reproductive system?
    Male: Testes, sperm production, penis. Female: Ovaries, egg production, uterus.
  • What is the reproductive system?

    The reproductive system is a collection of organs and structures in the body that are involved in the production of offspring.