Body system

• If you could take a look inside this person riding the skateboard you would see an amazing team of different body systems working together
• Body systems

  • Integumentary system
  • Skeletal system
  • Muscular system
  • Urinary system
  • Respiratory system
  • Digestive system
  • Endocrine system
  • Reproductive system
  • Lymphatic system
  • Nervous system
  • Circulatory system
• Integumentary system


  Consists of our skin, which acts as a barrier, prevents water loss, regulates temperature, and allows us to touch our surroundings
• Skeletal system


  • Made up of bones, ligaments, tendons, and joints
  • Helps with movement and protection
• Muscular system


  • Responsible for movement inside and out of the body
  • Three major types: skeletal, smooth, and cardiac
• Urinary system

  Filters blood through the kidneys to produce urine
• Respiratory system

  Exchanges oxygen and carbon dioxide between the atmosphere and the blood
• Digestive system


  • Breaks down food so nutrients can be absorbed
  • Has three main functions: ingest food, break food down, and eliminate what can't be digested
• Endocrine system

  Sends chemical messages (hormones) throughout the body
• Reproductive system


  Responsible for producing offspring
• Lymphatic system


  Includes organs and cells that filter lymph and blood, and destroy foreign microorganisms
• Nervous system


  • Sends electrical signals throughout the body
  • Composed of the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) and the peripheral nervous system (nerves)
• Circulatory system


  • Pumps blood throughout the body
  • Consists of the heart, veins, arteries, and capillaries