Body Systems

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  1. 5. about it.
  2. 6. Muscle The type of muscle that makes up your heart; contracts automatically without you thinking about
  3. 10. System Your body's protective barrier made up of your skin, hair, and nails; protects internal organs and
  4. 12. electrical signals.
  5. 15. Muscle The type of muscle found in your internal organs that contracts automatically without you
  6. 17. and mood.
  7. 18. and control body functions.
  8. 22. and excess water.
  9. 24. organs, and produces red blood cells.
  10. 25. Muscle The type of muscle attached to your bones that allows voluntary movement you can control.
  11. 27. System
  12. 31. males and females.
  13. 32. Chemical messengers produced by glands that travel through your bloodstream to affect distant
  14. 35. System The body system that breaks down food into nutrients your body can use for energy and growth.
  15. 37. Organs that produce and release substances like hormones or sweat.
  16. 38. System The body system consisting of your heart, blood vessels, and blood that transports oxygen,
  17. 39. A structure made up of different tissues that performs a specific function in your body.
  18. 40. System The body system that detects stimuli, processes information, and coordinates all body activities
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  1. 1. System The network of vessels, nodes, and organs that drains excess tissue fluid, filters out pathogens,
  2. 2. Vessels Tubes that carry blood throughout your body; include arteries, veins, and capillaries.
  3. 3. and hormones throughout your body.
  4. 4. System The body system made up of 206 bones in adults that provides framework and support, protects
  5. 7. System The body system that produces reproductive cells and enables reproduction; different structures
  6. 8. System The body system made up of three types of muscle (skeletal, cardiac, and smooth) that enables
  7. 9. white blood cells.
  8. 11. maintains posture, and generates body heat.
  9. 13. Nervous System The part of your nervous system that includes all the nerves branching out from your brain and
  10. 14. and airways.
  11. 16. The state of balance your body maintains to stay alive and healthy; all body systems work
  12. 19. temperature.
  13. 20. leaves your blood.
  14. 21. System The body system that brings oxygen into your body and removes carbon dioxide through the
  15. 23. returns cleaned fluid to your bloodstream.
  16. 26. to maintain this balance.
  17. 28. Tiny air sacs in your lungs where gas exchange occurs; oxygen enters your blood and carbon
  18. 29. A large muscle below your lungs that controls breathing by contracting and relaxing.
  19. 30. System The body system consisting of kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra that filters blood to remove
  20. 33. System The body system made up of glands that produce hormones to regulate metabolism, growth,
  21. 34. cord to the rest of your body.
  22. 36. System The body system that protects you from infections and disease by filtering out pathogens and