Organ systems of human body Flashcards

Heart, blood vessels, and blood

Stomach, intestine, liver, pancreas

Thyroid gland, adrenal gland

Thymus, spleen, lymph nodes

skin protection from external environment

skeletal muscle bone

for support and movement

Brain, spinal cord

for coordination of body function through electrical signals and release of regulatory molecules

Ovaries and uterus and testes

perpetuation of species

lungs and airways

for exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between internal and external environments

kidneys bladder

for maintenance of water and solutes in the internal environment; waste removal