- The integumentary system includes your skin, hair, subcutaneous fat and nails. The integumentary system offers protection from the environment, provides form and individual recognition characteristics and aids in temperature and water regulation. The integument, or skin, also serves as an anchor for sensory receptors that detect pain, cold, warmth and pressure.
- The muscular system includes the skeletal muscles but excludes smooth and cardiac muscles, which are included in other organ systems. The muscular system provides locomotion and support, allows us to manipulate our surroundings and it also produces heat.
- The skeletal system is composed of bones, joints, cartilage, ligaments and tendons. Your skeleton provides structural support and protection for your internal organs. In cooperation with your muscular system, your skeletal system participates in movement and locomotion. Your skeleton also serves as a reservoir for calcium, phosphorus, magnesium and other minerals that are important in a wide array of physiological processes.
- The nervous system includes the brain, spinal cord, autonomic and somatic nerves and all sensory organs, including those that serve vision, smell, sensation, balance, hearing and taste. Your nervous system coordinates your movements and controls your responses to both external and internal stimuli. It serves as the storehouse and processing center for memories, it regulates mood and it provides the mechanisms for social interaction and development.
- The circulatory system includes your heart, blood vessels and blood. Your circulatory system is responsible for delivering oxygen and nutrients to every cell, tissue and organ in your body. It also conveys immune cells, electrolytes, hormones and other vital substances throughout your body. The circulatory system directly communicates with the lymphatic system, leading many to count these two systems as one.
- The lymphatic system is made up of the lymphatic vessels, which travel with your blood vessels, and the lymph nodes, where immune cells are produced. The lymphatic system returns a clear fluid called 'lymph' from your tissues and organs to your heart. Lymph is produced by the leakage of a small amount of fluid from your blood vessels into the surrounding tissues. The lymphatic system also transports fats absorbed from your intestine and carries immune cells from one place to another in your body.
- Respiratory, Endocrine and Urinary/Excretory Systems: The respiratory system encompasses the organs of breathing, which include your nose, larynx (throat), trachea (windpipe), bronchi and bronchioles (airways), lungs and diaphragm. Your sinuses, which are lined by the same type of cells that line your upper airways, are included in the respiratory system. Your respiratory system is the principal site of gas exchange in your body. It is here that oxygen is absorbed into to your bloodstream and carbon dioxide is removed. Air moving through your respiratory system also provides you with the ability to vocalize.
Others include the following;
- Reproductive
- Digestive
- Nervous.
franco crick answered the question on January 31, 2018 at 07:15