Organ systems/indiana-standards?dictionary=systems&did=955" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,955,'systems');return false;" style="color:#009000;">Systems
An organ system is a group of systems/indiana-standards?dictionary=organs&did=954" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,954,'organs');return false;" style="color:#009000;">organs that work together to perform specific functions in the body. There are several organ systems/indiana-standards?dictionary=systems&did=955" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,955,'systems');return false;" style="color:#009000;">systems in the systems/indiana-standards?dictionary=human+body&did=960" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,960,'human body');return false;" style="color:#009000;">human body, each with its own unique set of functions and structures.
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systems/indiana-standards?dictionary=respiratory+system&did=1200" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1200,'respiratory system');return false;" style="color:#009000;">Respiratory System: This system is responsible for the exchange of systems/indiana-standards?dictionary=gases&did=796" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,796,'gases');return false;" style="color:#009000;">gases, including systems/indiana-standards?dictionary=oxygen&did=798" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,798,'oxygen');return false;" style="color:#009000;">oxygen and systems/indiana-standards?dictionary=carbon+dioxide&did=799" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,799,'carbon dioxide');return false;" style="color:#009000;">carbon dioxide, between the body and the systems/indiana-standards?dictionary=environment&did=923" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,923,'environment');return false;" style="color:#009000;">environment. The main systems/indiana-standards?dictionary=organs&did=954" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,954,'organs');return false;" style="color:#009000;">organs include the systems/indiana-standards?dictionary=lungs&did=1028" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1028,'lungs');return false;" style="color:#009000;">lungs, trachea, bronchi, and diaphragm.
systems/indiana-standards?dictionary=circulatory+system&did=1201" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1201,'circulatory system');return false;" style="color:#009000;">Circulatory System: This system is responsible for transporting systems/indiana-standards?dictionary=blood&did=1251" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1251,'blood');return false;" style="color:#009000;">blood, systems/indiana-standards?dictionary=oxygen&did=798" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,798,'oxygen');return false;" style="color:#009000;">oxygen, systems/indiana-standards?dictionary=nutrients&did=873" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,873,'nutrients');return false;" style="color:#009000;">nutrients, and systems/indiana-standards?dictionary=hormones&did=1678" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1678,'hormones');return false;" style="color:#009000;">hormones to and from systems/indiana-standards?dictionary=cells&did=889" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,889,'cells');return false;" style="color:#009000;">cells throughout the body. The main systems/indiana-standards?dictionary=organs&did=954" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,954,'organs');return false;" style="color:#009000;">organs include the systems/indiana-standards?dictionary=heart&did=1027" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1027,'heart');return false;" style="color:#009000;">heart, systems/indiana-standards?dictionary=blood+vessels&did=1244" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1244,'blood vessels');return false;" style="color:#009000;">blood vessels, and systems/indiana-standards?dictionary=blood&did=1251" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1251,'blood');return false;" style="color:#009000;">blood.
systems/indiana-standards?dictionary=digestive+system&did=1202" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1202,'digestive system');return false;" style="color:#009000;">Digestive System: This system is responsible for breaking down systems/indiana-standards?dictionary=food&did=1592" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1592,'food');return false;" style="color:#009000;">food into systems/indiana-standards?dictionary=nutrients&did=873" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,873,'nutrients');return false;" style="color:#009000;">nutrients that can be absorbed by the body and for eliminating waste. The main systems/indiana-standards?dictionary=organs&did=954" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,954,'organs');return false;" style="color:#009000;">organs include the systems/indiana-standards?dictionary=stomach&did=1207" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1207,'stomach');return false;" style="color:#009000;">stomach, systems/indiana-standards?dictionary=intestines&did=1208" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1208,'intestines');return false;" style="color:#009000;">intestines, systems/indiana-standards?dictionary=liver&did=1029" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1029,'liver');return false;" style="color:#009000;">liver, and systems/indiana-standards?dictionary=pancreas&did=1042" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1042,'pancreas');return false;" style="color:#009000;">pancreas.
systems/indiana-standards?dictionary=nervous+system&did=1203" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1203,'nervous system');return false;" style="color:#009000;">Nervous System: This system is responsible for sending, receiving, and processing nerve impulses throughout the body. The main systems/indiana-standards?dictionary=organs&did=954" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,954,'organs');return false;" style="color:#009000;">organs include the systems/indiana-standards?dictionary=brain&did=1030" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1030,'brain');return false;" style="color:#009000;">brain, systems/indiana-standards?dictionary=spinal+cord&did=1033" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1033,'spinal cord');return false;" style="color:#009000;">spinal cord, and systems/indiana-standards?dictionary=nerves&did=1034" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1034,'nerves');return false;" style="color:#009000;">nerves.
systems/indiana-standards?dictionary=excretory+system&did=1206" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1206,'excretory system');return false;" style="color:#009000;">Excretory System: This system is responsible for removing waste and maintaining the body's systems/indiana-standards?dictionary=water&did=802" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,802,'water');return false;" style="color:#009000;">water and electrolyte balance. The main systems/indiana-standards?dictionary=organs&did=954" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,954,'organs');return false;" style="color:#009000;">organs include the systems/indiana-standards?dictionary=kidneys&did=1031" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1031,'kidneys');return false;" style="color:#009000;">kidneys, systems/indiana-standards?dictionary=ureters&did=1491" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1491,'ureters');return false;" style="color:#009000;">ureters, systems/indiana-standards?dictionary=bladder&did=1492" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1492,'bladder');return false;" style="color:#009000;">bladder, and systems/indiana-standards?dictionary=urethra&did=1493" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1493,'urethra');return false;" style="color:#009000;">urethra.
systems/indiana-standards?dictionary=endocrine+system&did=1032" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1032,'endocrine system');return false;" style="color:#009000;">Endocrine System: This system is responsible for producing and regulating systems/indiana-standards?dictionary=hormones&did=1678" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1678,'hormones');return false;" style="color:#009000;">hormones that control various bodily functions. The main systems/indiana-standards?dictionary=organs&did=954" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,954,'organs');return false;" style="color:#009000;">organs include the systems/indiana-standards?dictionary=pituitary+gland&did=1039" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1039,'pituitary gland');return false;" style="color:#009000;">pituitary gland, systems/indiana-standards?dictionary=thyroid+gland&did=1040" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1040,'thyroid gland');return false;" style="color:#009000;">thyroid gland, and systems/indiana-standards?dictionary=adrenal+glands&did=1041" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1041,'adrenal gland');return false;" style="color:#009000;">adrenal glands.
systems/indiana-standards?dictionary=immune+system&did=1336" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1336,'immune system');return false;" style="color:#009000;">Immune System: This system is responsible for protecting the body from systems/indiana-standards?dictionary=disease&did=1790" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1790,'disease');return false;" style="color:#009000;">disease and foreign invaders. The main systems/indiana-standards?dictionary=organs&did=954" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,954,'organs');return false;" style="color:#009000;">organs include the thymus, systems/indiana-standards?dictionary=spleen&did=1733" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1733,'spleen');return false;" style="color:#009000;">spleen, and lymph nodes.
systems/indiana-standards?dictionary=reproductive+system&did=1337" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1337,'reproductive system');return false;" style="color:#009000;">Reproductive System: This system is responsible for producing and delivering sex systems/indiana-standards?dictionary=cells&did=889" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,889,'cells');return false;" style="color:#009000;">cells and systems/indiana-standards?dictionary=hormones&did=1678" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1678,'hormones');return false;" style="color:#009000;">hormones for systems/indiana-standards?dictionary=reproduction&did=879" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,879,'reproduction');return false;" style="color:#009000;">reproduction. The main systems/indiana-standards?dictionary=organs&did=954" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,954,'organs');return false;" style="color:#009000;">organs include the systems/indiana-standards?dictionary=ovaries&did=1458" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1458,'ovaries');return false;" style="color:#009000;">ovaries, systems/indiana-standards?dictionary=testes&did=1459" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1459,'testes');return false;" style="color:#009000;">testes, uterus, and penis.
Understanding the functions and structures of these organ systems/indiana-standards?dictionary=systems&did=955" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,955,'systems');return false;" style="color:#009000;">systems is crucial for comprehending how the systems/indiana-standards?dictionary=human+body&did=960" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,960,'human body');return false;" style="color:#009000;">human body works and how it maintains systems/indiana-standards?dictionary=homeostasis&did=883" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,883,'homeostasis');return false;" style="color:#009000;">homeostasis.
For more in-systems/indiana-standards?dictionary=depth&did=1262" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1262,'depth');return false;" style="color:#009000;">depth study, consider exploring the individual systems/indiana-standards?dictionary=organs&did=954" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,954,'organs');return false;" style="color:#009000;">organs within each system, their specific functions, and how they work together to support overall bodily functions.
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