Body Systems

Body Systems

1. Reproductive

   • Function
     • To produce sex cells and reproduce organism
   • Main organs
     • ovaries
     • Testes

2. Skin

   • Job: protective, waterproof barrier, helps control moisture and heat loss
   • main organs
     • sweat gland
     • hair

3. Excretory

   • Job: Filters waste products
   • Main organs
     • kidneys
     • bladder
     • ureter
     • urethra

4. Digestive

   • Function - to breakdown food into small particles
   • main organs
     • oesophagus
     • stomach
     • small intestine
     • large intestine

5. Nervous

   • function - controls muscles, thinking memory, senses
   • main organs
     • brain
     • spinal cord

6. Respiratory

   • function - to breathe in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide
   • main organs
     • lungs
     • trachea

7. Circulatory

   • function - to carry digested food to all body cells and carry waste product away from body cells
   • main organs
     • heart
     • arteries
     • veins, capillaries