Body Systems - Functions

Absorbs the nutrient from food (esophagus, stomach, intestines)

• Respiratory system

• Nervous system

• Excretory system

• Digestive system

Brings oxygen into the body and releases carbon dioxide out of the body (lungs)

• Circulatory system

• Digestive system

• Excretory system

• Respiratory system

Carries needed materials to cells and waste products away from cells

• Immune system

• Circulatory system

• Nervous system

• Respiratory system

Protects our bodies from pathogens and fights disease. (lymphnodes, thymus)

• Immune system

• Endocrine system

• Nervous system

• Circulatory system

Collects, filters, and removes wastes produced by the body's cells (kidneys)

• Muscular system

• Excretory system

• Circulatory system

• Digestive system

Allows movement of material through the body and the body itself to move (cardiac, smooth, and skeletal)

• Digestive system

• Circulatory system

• Muscular system

• Skeletal system

Controls voluntary and involuntary actions (brain, spinal cord)

• Endocrine system

• Immune system

• Nervous system

• Muscular system

Which of the following is a job of the skeletal system?

• Pulls on the bones to make us move

• Directs the muscles to contract

• Controls body with chemicals

• Protects internal organs and provides structure

Controls the release of hormones (pancreas, thyroid, adrenal glands)

• Immune system

• Endocrine system

• Digestive system

• Nervous system

Helps with protect your body from the outside world, prevents water loss, and regulates temperature (skin)

• Respiratory system

• Integumentary system

• Muscular system

• Circulatory system