MAJOR COMPONENTS: Skin & it's derivatives including hair, nails, & sweat & oil glands. PRINCIPLE FUNCTIONS: To protect
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Muscular
MAJOR COMPONENTS: Skeletal or striated muscle, Cardiac muscle and Smooth Muscle. PRINCIPLE FUNCTIONS: Movement
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Skeletal
MAJOR COMPONENTS: Bones, Joints, Cartilage. PRINCIPLE FUNCTIONS: Support and protection; Bone Marrow produces blood cells and Yellow Marrow stores lipids and minerals
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Nervous
MAJOR COMPONENTS: Brain, spinal cord, nerves; special sense organs e.g. eye & ear. PRINCIPLE FUNCTIONS: Produces nerve IMPULSES to regulate body activities
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Endocrine
MAJOR COMPONENTS: Hormone producing cells & glands. PRINCIPLE FUNCTIONS: Releases hormones to regulate body activities
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Lymphatic and Immune
MAJOR COMPONENTS: Lymphatic fluid and vessels; lymphatic organs e.g. spleen thymus tonsils, lymph nodes. PRINCIPLE FUNCTIONS: Defence; transport of lipids, proteins and lymphoid cells
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Cardiovascular
MAJOR COMPONENTS: Blood, heart & blood vessels. PRINCIPLE FUNCTIONS: Transport of O2 and CO2; regulation of H2O content and temperature
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Respiratory
MAJOR COMPONENTS: Lungs & airways e.g. pharynx, larynx; trachea, bronchi. PRINCIPLE FUNCTIONS: Transfer of O2 and CO2 between blood and air.
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Digestive
MAJOR COMPONENTS: Organs of the gastrointestinal tract (mouth to anus); accessory organs (salivary glands, liver, gall bladder, pancreas). PRINCIPLE FUNCTIONS: Digestion of food, absorption of nutrients and elimination of solid waste
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Urinary
MAJOR COMPONENTS: Kidneys, urinary bladder & their ducts ( ureters, urethra). PRINCIPLE FUNCTIONS: Urine production, storage and elimination; regulation of blood volume; assist in production of blood cells
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Reproductive
MAJOR COMPONENTS: Gonads ( testes & ovaries) & associated organs. The mammary gland ( a modified sweat gland) is also part of the Integumentary. PRINCIPLE FUNCTIONS: Production of sperm oocytes ( gametes); hormones regulate a number of processes.
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Card 2
Front
MAJOR COMPONENTS: Skeletal or striated muscle, Cardiac muscle and Smooth Muscle. PRINCIPLE FUNCTIONS: Movement
Back
Muscular
Card 3
Front
MAJOR COMPONENTS: Bones, Joints, Cartilage. PRINCIPLE FUNCTIONS: Support and protection; Bone Marrow produces blood cells and Yellow Marrow stores lipids and minerals
Back
Card 4
Front
MAJOR COMPONENTS: Brain, spinal cord, nerves; special sense organs e.g. eye & ear. PRINCIPLE FUNCTIONS: Produces nerve IMPULSES to regulate body activities
Back
Card 5
Front
MAJOR COMPONENTS: Hormone producing cells & glands. PRINCIPLE FUNCTIONS: Releases hormones to regulate body activities
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