Organ Systems
Dateline: 07/10/97The human body is made up of several organ systems that work together as one unit. The ten major organ systems of the body are listed below, along with several organs that are associated with each system.
- Circulatory:
- Cardiovascular: heart and blood
- Lymphatic: Lymph nodes and vessels, thymus, spleen
- Lymphatic: Lymph nodes and vessels, thymus, spleen
- Digestive:
- Primary organs: mouth, stomach, intestines, rectum
- Accessory organs: teeth, tongue, liver, pancreas
- Accessory organs: teeth, tongue, liver, pancreas
- Endocrine:
- pituitary gland, pineal gland, ovaries, testes, thyroid gland
- Integumentary:
- nails, hair, skin, sweat glands
- Muscular:
- muscles
- Nervous:
- brain, spinal cord, nerves
- Reproductive:
- Male: testes, scrotum, penis, vas deferens, prostate
- Female: ovaries, uterus, vagina, mammary glands
- Female: ovaries, uterus, vagina, mammary glands
- Respiratory:
- lungs, nose, trachea, bronchi
- Skeletal:
- bones and joints
- Urinary:
- kidneys, urinary bladder, urethra, ureters
It is important to keep in mind that these systems don't just exist as individual units. The final product of these cooperating systems is one unit called the body. Each system depends on the others, either directly or indirectly, to keep the body functioning normally.
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