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Circulatory system
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Transports and distributes gases needed for respiration, nutrients, antibodies, waste, hormones, and heat produced by muscles
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Digestive system
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Provides the body with nutrients it needs to survive and function properly
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Ingestion
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The intake of food, fluid, and medication through the mouth
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Digestion
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The breaking down of food using mechanical processing and chemical digestion
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Mechanical Processing
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Includes chewing in the mouth, churning in the stomach, and peristalsis
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Peristalsis
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A series of muscular contractions that move digested food through the system
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Chemical Digestion
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Uses enzymes, stomach acid, bile, and juices to break down proteins, fats, and carbohydrates into nutrients
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Absorption
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This occurs after chemical digestion, as the nutrients are pulled through the small intestine lining into blood and lymphatic vessels
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Excretion
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Occurs at the completion of the digestive process to rid the body of the remaining indigestible matter
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Endocrine system
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Made up of a group of ductless glands that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream, maintaining homeostasis by regulating organ function
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Exocrine system
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Glands that have ducts and do not feed directly into the bloodstream, sweat, salivary, mammary, sebaceous, and mucous
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Integumentary system
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The largest organ of the body, it consists of skin and its derivatives: hair, nail, and glands
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Immune system
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Performs the function of defending the body from pathogens
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Lymphatic system
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Prevents a buildup of tissue fluid surrounding cells
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Muscular system
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this system has three types of muscle cardiac, smooth, and skeletal
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