What are the principal functions of the integumentary system?
Protection, detecting sensation, vitamin D synthesis, and thermoregulation
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What are the principal functions of the muscular system?
Movement, posture, and heat
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What are the principal functions of the skeletal system?
Support and protection, storage of minerals, formation of blood cells, storage of lipids
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What are the principal functions of the nervous system?
Detect stimuli and produce nerve impulses to regulate body activities
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What are the principal functions of the endocrine system?
Release hormones that regulate body activities
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What are the principal functions of the lymphatic and immune system?
Defend the body and transport lipids, proteins, lymphoid cells,and fluid around the body
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What are the principal functions of the cardiovascular system?
Transport oxygen, carbon dioxide, nutrients, and waste, regulate water content in the blood, regulate body temperature, maintain an acid-base balance, and provide defence.
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What are the principal functions of the respiratory system?
Transfer oxygen and carbon dioxide between the blood and air
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What are the principal functions of the digestive system?
Digest food, absorb nutrients, and eliminate solid waste
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What are the principal functions of the urinary system?
Urine production, the regulation of blood volume, assistance in creating red blood cells, and maintaining an acid-base balance
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What are the principal functions of the reproductive system?
Produce, store, and transport gametes and certain regulatory hormones
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
What are the principal functions of the muscular system?
Back
Movement, posture, and heat
Card 3
Front
What are the principal functions of the skeletal system?
Back
Card 4
Front
What are the principal functions of the nervous system?
Back
Card 5
Front
What are the principal functions of the endocrine system?
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