Professional Documents
Culture Documents
• Nervous • Integumentary
• Respiratory • Digestive
• Excretory/Urinary • Skeletal
• Muscular • Circulatory
• Endocrine • Reproductive
• Lymphatic/Immune
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ORGAN SYSTEMS
EARTH & LIFE
the blood
Major Organs and Functions
• Kidneys
• Ureters
• Bladder
• Urethra
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MUSCULAR SYSTEM
EARTH & LIFE
bones are where new blood cells are generated (in the marrow),
and require the mineral calcium for strength
Major Bones
• femur (thigh bone) • fibula and tibia (calf)
• humerus (upper arm) • vertebrae (back)
• radius and ulna (lower arm) • scalpula (shoulder)
• cranium (skull) • pelvic bone
• sternum (breastbone) • coccyx (tail bone)
16 • clavicle (shoulder blade) • phalanges (fingers/toes)
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CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
EARTH & LIFE
Arteries: carry blood away from the heart and to the major organs of the body
Veins: carry blood back to the heart away from the major organs of the body
Capillaries: small blood vessels where gas exchange occurs
Blood: the cells that flow through the circulatory system
• red blood cells contain hemoglobin, an iron-rich protein that carries
oxygen
• white blood cells function in the immune system
• platelets help in blood clotting
19 Spleen: helps to filter out toxins in the blood
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REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
EARTH & LIFE
reproduction
Major Organs and Functions
• Penis • Vagina
• Prostate gland • Cervix
• Seminal vesicles • Uterus
• Vasa deferentia • Fallopian tubes
• Testes • Ovaries
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