Body Systems

4. The tissues, glands, and organs involved in producing offspring (children).
6. a complex network of glands and organs. It uses hormones to control and coordinate your body's metabolism, energy level, reproduction, growth and development, and response to injury, stress, and mood.
10. largest organ of the body that forms a physical barrier between the external environment and the internal environment that it serves to protect and maintain.
11. composed of specialized cells called muscle fibers.

1. body's central framework. It consists of bones and connective tissue, including cartilage, tendons, and ligaments.
2. the kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra. This system filters your blood, removing waste and excess water. This waste becomes urine.
3. organ system that conveys blood through vessels to and from all parts of the body, carrying nutrients and oxygen to tissues and removing carbon dioxide and other wastes.
5. The organs that take in food and liquids and break them down into substances that the body can use for energy, growth, and tissue repair.
7. the network of nerve cells and fibers which transmits nerve impulses between parts of the body.
8. The organs that are involved in breathing. These include the nose, throat, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and lungs.
9. the network of vessels through which lymph drains from the tissues into the blood.