Research specimens
Cardiovascular | Transports oxygen, nutrients, and other substances to the cells and transports wastes, carbon dioxide, and other substances away from the cells; it can also help stabilize body temperature and pH | Heart, blood, and blood vessels |
Lymphatic | Defends against infection and disease and transfers lymph between tissues and the blood stream | Lymph, lymph nodes, and lymph vessels |
Digestive | Processes foods and absorbs nutrients, minerals, vitamins, and water | Mouth, salivary glands, esophagus, stomach, liver, gallbladder, exocrine pancreas, small intestine, and large intestine |
Endocrine | Provides communication within the body via hormones and directs long-term change in other organ systems to maintain homeostasis | Pituitary, pineal, thyroid, parathyroids, endocrine pancreas, adrenals, testes, and ovaries. |
Integumentary | Provides protection from injury and fluid loss and provides physical defense against infection by microorganisms; involved in temperature control | Skin, hair, and nails |
Muscular | Provides movement, support, and heat production | Skeletal, cardiac, and smooth muscles |
Nervous | Collects, transfers, and processes information and directs short-term change in other organ systems | Brain, spinal cord, nerves, and sensory organs—eyes, ears, tongue, skin, and nose |
Reproductive | Produces gametes—sex cells—and sex hormones; ultimately produces offspring | Fallopian tubes, uterus, vagina, ovaries, mammary glands (female), testes, vas deferens, seminal vesicles, prostate, and penis (male) |
Respiratory | Delivers air to sites where gas exchange can occur | Mouth, nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, lungs, and diaphragm |
Skeletal | Supports and protects soft tissues of the body; provides movement at joints; produces blood cells; and stores minerals | Bones, cartilage, joints, tendons, and ligaments |
Urinary | Removes excess water, salts, and waste products from the blood and body and controls pH | Kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, and urethra |
Immune | Defends against microbial pathogens—disease-causing agents—and other diseases | Leukocytes, tonsils, adenoids, thymus, and spleen |
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