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The 11 major organ systems of the body are
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(1) integumentary, (2) skeletal, (3) muscular, (4) nervous, (5) endocrine, (6) circulatory, (7) lymphatic, (8) respiratory, (9) digestive, (10) urinary, and (11) reproductive systems.
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Pumping blood to and from the body and lungs with the heart
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Circulatory system
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Digestion and processing food with salivary glands, esophagus, stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, intestines, rectum, and anus
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Digestive system
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Communication within the body using hormones made by endocrine glands such as the hypothalamus, pituitary or pituitary gland, pineal body or pineal gland, thyroid, parathyroids, and adrenals or adrenal glands
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Endocrine system
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Protecting against disease by identifying and killing pathogens and tumor cells.
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Immune system
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Skin, hair and nails
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Integumentary system
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Structures involved in the transfer of lymph between tissues and the blood stream, the lymph and the nodes and vessels that transport it including the Immune system: defending against disease-causing agents with leukocytes, tonsils, adenoids, thymus, and spleen
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Lymphatic system
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Movement with muscles
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Muscular system
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Collecting, transferring and processing information with brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, and nerves
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Nervous system
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The organs used for breathing, the pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, lungs, and diaphragm.
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Respiratory system
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The sex organs, such as ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterus, mammary glands, testes, vas deferens, seminal vesicles, prostate,
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Reproductive system
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Structural support and protection with bones, cartilage, ligaments, and tendons.
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Skeletal system
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How the body keeps the conditions it needs (temperature, metabolism, cell division, etc.) so basically what you have to do is tell how the organ systems work together to keep the body in order
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Homeostasis
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Closer to the midline; used when comparing two body parts
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Proximal
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Farther from the midline; used when comparing two body parts
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Distal
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