System Structures Function
Integumentary
Skin, hair, nails, sebaceous & sudoriferous glands, arrector pili muscle.
Protective layer that helps to maintain homeostasis.
Skeletal
Axial and appendicular skeleton, joints, cartilage and tendons.
Framework that supports, protects and facilitates movement.
Muscular
Muscles of the skeleton.
Facilitates movements,
Circulatory
Heart, blood vessels and blood.
Transports oxygen/nutrients and removes waste products.
Lymphatic
Lymph fluid, lymph vessels, lymph nodes and the spleen.
Fights infection by filtering harmful bacteria and waste.
Nervous
Central nervous system – brain and spinal cord, peripheral nervous system, and the sense organs.
Communication system within the body and between the body and the external environment.
Digestive
Mouth, oesophagus, pancreas, liver, gall bladder, stomach, small and large intestines.
Breaks down food, absorbs nutrients and eliminates waste.
Respiratory
Nasal cavities, mouth, trachea, bronchii, bronchioles and lungs.
Facilitates gaseous exchange between the body and the environment.
Urinary
Kidneys, bladder, ureters and urethra. Stores and eliminates urine.
Endocrine
Pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, hypothalamus, adrenal, islets of
Langerhans, ovaries and testes.
Slow communication system that regulates many body functions.
Reproductive
Female: vagina, cervix, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes. Male: penis, testes, scrotum, urethra.
To have sexual intercourse, reproduce and menstruate (females only).