Body Systems Overview, Unit 2

Transports, gases, fluids, waste products, nutrients, hormones

• Circulatory System
• Digestive System
• Endocrine System
• Excretory System
• Integumentary System

Breaks down food into smaller particles with the help of enzymes so it can be absorbed and used by cells

• Circulatory System
• Digestive System
• Endocrine System
• Excretory System
• Integumentary System

Produces hormones; sends chemical messages through the body; controls growth,

• Circulatory System
• Digestive System
• Endocrine System
• Excretory System
• Integumentary System

Eliminates waste products from the body

• Circulatory System
• Digestive System
• Endocrine System
• Excretory System
• Integumentary System

Provides a barrier against injury and infection; helps regulate body temperature; protects against dehydration; secretes sweat and gases.

• Circulatory System
• Digestive System
• Endocrine System
• Excretory System
• Integumentary System

Provides structure and support; allows for movement; produces red and white blood cells; stores mineral reserves

• Skeletal System
• Reproductive System
• Endocrine System
• Muscular System
• Lymphatic/Immune Systems

Produces reproductive cells; produces hormones; nurtures developing embryo (female)

• Respiratory System
• Nervous System
• Lymphatic/Immune Systems
• Muscular System
• Reproductive System

Allows for exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen between the blood, air, and tissues

• Nervous System
• Lymphatic/Immune Systems
• Muscular System
• Respiratory System
• Reproductive System

Responds to internal and external stimuli

• Muscular System
• Nervous System
• Reproductive System
• Lymphatic/Immune Systems
• Respiratory System

Allows for movement (body parts, digestion, circulation)

• Respiratory System
• Lymphatic/Immune Systems
• Muscular System
• Nervous System
• Reproductive System