ORGAN SYSTEMS BIOLOGY EOC REVIEW

1. ORGAN SYSTEMSBIOLOGY EOC REVIEW

2. Organ System Overview • Skeletal • Protects and supportsbody organs • Provides muscleattachment for movement • Site of blood cellformation • Stores minerals Figure 1.2b

3. Organ System Overview • Integumentary • Forms the external bodycovering • Protects deeper tissue frominjury • Helps regulate body temperature • Location of cutaneousnerve receptors Figure 1.2a

4. Organ System Overview • Muscular • Produces movement • Maintains posture • Produces heat Figure 1.2c

5. Organ System Overview • Nervous • Fast-acting controlsystem • Responds to internal andexternal change • Activates muscles andglands Figure 1.2d

6. Organ System Overview • Endocrine • Secretes regulatoryhormones • Growth • Reproduction • Metabolism Figure 1.2e

7. Organ System Overview • Cardiovascular • Transports materials in bodyvia blood pumped by heart • Oxygen • Carbon dioxide • Nutrients • Wastes Figure 1.2f

8. Organ System Overview • Lymphatic • Returns fluids to blood vessels • Cleanses the blood • Involved in immunity Figure 1.2g

9. Organ System Overview • Respiratory • Keeps blood supplied with oxygen • Removes carbon dioxide Figure 1.2h

10. Organ System Overview • Digestive • Breaks down food • Allows for nutrient absorption into blood • Eliminates indigestible material Figure 1.2i

11. Organ System Overview • Urinary • Eliminates nitrogenous wastes • Maintains acid-base balance • Regulates water and electrolytes Figure 1.2j

12. Organ System Overview • Reproductive • Produces offspring Figure 1.2k–l