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Integumentary
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Function:
is a barrier to pathogens and chemicals
prevents excessive water loss
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Skeletal
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Function: supports the body
protects internal organs
provides framework to be moved by muscles
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Muscular
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Function: moves the skeleton
Produces heat
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Nervous
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Function: interprets sensory information
regulates body functions by electro-chemicals
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Endocrine
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Function: regulates body functions by means of hormones
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Circulatory
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Function: transports oxygen and nutrients to tissues and removes waste products
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Lymphatic
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Function: returns tissue fluid to the blood
destroyes pathogens that enter the body
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Respiratory
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Function: exchanges oxygen and carbon dioxide between the air and blood
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Digestive
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Function: changes food to simple chemicals that can be used by the body
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Urinary
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Function: removes waste products from the blood
regulates volume and pH of blood
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