Human Body Systems Matching – KEY

KEY STRUCTURES:
Integumentary System
 Skin
FUNCTION (S): Forms the body’s  Hair
external covering; Protects  Nails
deeper tissue from injury; helps
regulate body temperature.

KEY STRUCTURES:
 Bones
FUNCTION (S): Protects and  Joints
Skeletal System supports body organs; provides a
framework the muscles can use
to cause movement; stores
minerals.

KEY STRUCTURES:
 Skeletal muscle
FUNCTION (S): Moves the body  Cardiac muscle
Muscular System and moves substances around  Smooth muscle
the body; maintains posture;
produces heat.

KEY STRUCTURES:
FUNCTION (S): Responds to  Brain
internal and external changes by  Spinal cord
Nervous System activating an appropriate  Sensory receptors
response; processes information.  Nerves

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Cardiovascular System
Respiratory System
Lymphatic and Immune
System
Digestive System
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KEY STRUCTURES:
 Heart
FUNCTION (S): Pumps blood  Blood vessels (veins,
around body; transports oxygen, arteries, and capillaries)
carbon dioxide, nutrients, and
waste.
KEY STRUCTURES:
 Lungs
FUNCTION (S): Assists with gas  Nasal cavity
exchange with the external  Trachea
environment; keeps blood  Bronchus
supplied with oxygen and
removes carbon dioxide.
KEY STRUCTURES:
 Lymph nodes
FUNCTION (S): Filters fluid in the  Spleen
body; mounts the attack against  Thymus
foreign substances in the body.  Bone marrow
KEY STRUCTURES:
FUNCTION (S): Breaks down  Oral cavity
food into its nutrient molecules;  Esophagus
absorbs nutrients; rids the body  Stomach
of waste.  Small intestine
 Large intestine
 Liver
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 KEY STRUCTURES:
 Kidney
FUNCTION (S): Eliminates waste  Bladder
from the body; regulates water  Ureter
Urinary System balance of the blood.  Urethra

Endocrine System
KEY STRUCTURES:
 Thyroid gland
FUNCTION (S): Secretes  Pituitary gland
hormones that regulate  Pancreas
processes such as growth,  Ovary
reproduction, and metabolism
by body cells.

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