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ORGAN SYSTEM
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GROUP OF ORGANS PERFORMING A COMMON FUNCTION
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HOMEOSTASIS
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BODIES EQUALIBRIUM
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CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
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TRANSPORT NUTRIENTS, CHEMICAL MESSENGERS, GASES, AND WASTES IN BLOOD
MAJOR COMPONENTS:HEART AND BLOOD VESSELS
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RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
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ADDS OXYGEN TO BLOOD AND REMOVES CARBON DIOXIDE FROM BLOOD
MAJOR COMPONENTS: NOSE, PHARYNX(THROAT), LARYNX, LUNGS
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DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
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BREAKS DOWN FOOD TO BE ABSORBED BBY BODY; ELIMINATES WASTES AND NON DIGESTIBLE FIBER IN FOOD
MAJOR COMPONENTS: MOUTH, SALVARY GLANDS, PHARYNX, STOMACH, PANCREAS
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INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM
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PROTECTIVE BARRIER FOR BODY, PRODUCTION OF VITAMIN D, SENSORY RECEPTORS, THERMOREGULATION
MAJOR COMPONENTS: SKIN AND SKIN STRUCTURES(HAIR, NAILS, SWEAT AND OIL GLANDS)
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LYMPHATIC AND IMMUNE SYSTEM
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RETURNS FLUID TO CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DETECTS, FILTERS AND ELIMINATES DISEASE CAUSEING ORGANISMS
MAJOR COMPONENTS: LYMPHATIC VESSELS AND DUCTS, LYMPH NODES, SPLEEN, THYMUS, BONE MARROW
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SKELETAL SYSTEM
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PROTECTS MAJOR ORGANS; PROVIDES LEVERS AND SUPPORTS BODY MOVEMENT
MAJOR COMPONENTS: BONES, CARTILAGE, JOINTS
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MUSCULAR SYSTEM
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MOVES BONES AND MAINTAINS POSTURE
MAJOR COMPONENTS: SKELETAL BONES AND TENDONS
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NERVOUS SYSTEM
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CONTROLS CELL FUNCTION WITH ELECTRICAL SIGNALS; HELPS CONTROL BODY HOMEOSTASIS
MAJOR COMPONENTS: BRAIN, SPINAL CORD, NERVES
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ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
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CONTROL CELL FUNCTION WITH HOROMONES; HELPS CONTROL BODY HOMEOSTASIS
MAJOR COMPONENTS: PANCREAS, OVARIES, TESTES, HYPOTHALYMUS
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REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
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PRODUCES GAMATES,
MAJOR COMPONENTS: TESTES, OVARIES, UTERUS, VAGINA, MAMMARY GLANDS, PROSTATE, PENIS
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THORASIC CAVITY
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SPACE ENCLOSED BY THE RIBS, STERNUM, AND VERTEBRAL COLUMN
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WHAT ARE THE 3 SMALL CAVITIES IN THE THORASIC CAVITY AND WHAT DO THEY DO?
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PERICARDIAL - SURROUNDS THE HEART
2 PLEURAL CAVITIES - SURROUNDS LUNGS
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MEDIASTINUM
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-CENTRAL AREA WITHIN THORASIC CAVITY, FROM NECK TO DIAPHRAGM AND STERNUM TO VERTEBRAL COLUMN
- ORGANS FOUND HEART, THYMUS GLAND, ESOPHAGUS, TRACHEA
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