Respiratory System: Brings in Oxygen, Removes Carbon dioxide, Cardiovascular System: Pumps blood throughout the body, Provides oxygen to each body cell (somatic cell) from the respiratory system, Transports carbon dioxide from the body cells to the respiratory system, Provides nutrients from the small intestine to all the body cells, Sends blood to the kidney for filtration, Digestive System: Ingests and breaks down nutrients both mechanically (physically) & chemically (changes them to new substances), Delivers nutrients to the blood (at small intestine), Absorbs water (large intestine), Rids the body of solid wastes., Skeletal System: Moves the skeletal system & provides structure & support, Protects internal organs, Produce blood (in the bone marrow), Stores minerals & fats, Muscular System: Skeletal muscle: moves the body with help of the skeletal system, Cardiac muscle: heart which pumps blood through the body, Smooth muscle: moves food through the digestive system, Smooth muscle (diaphragm) : helps to bring air into and out of the body, Smooth muscle: helps move blood through the circulatory system, Nervous System: Sensory neurons (peripheral nervous system): help to detect stimuli, Central Nervous system (brain & spinal chord): makes decision about information received from sensory neurons & store information into MEMORY, Motor neurons (peripheral nervous system): act on the instructions from the Central nervous system; with muscle movement, organs or gland responses ,

Body Systems - Functions (detailed)

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