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Organ System Major Tissues and Function
Organs
Cardiovascular
Lymphatic Heart; blood vessels; Transports oxygen, hormones, and
Digestive blood nutrients to the body cells. Moves wastes
Endocrine and carbon dioxide away from cells.
Integumentary
Muscular Lymph nodes; lymph Defend against infection and disease,
Nervous vessels moves lymph between tissues and the
Reproductive blood stream.

Respiratory Esophagus; stomach; Digests foods and absorbs nutrients,
Skeletal small intestine; large minerals, vitamins, and water.
Urinary intestine
Immune
Pituitary gland, Produces hormones that communicate
hypothalamus; adrenal between cells.
glands; ovaries; testes

Skin, hair, nails Provides protection from injury and water
loss, physical defense against infection by
microorganisms, and temperature control.

Cardiac (heart) muscle; Involved in movement and heat production.
skeletal muscle; smooth
muscle; tendons

Brain, spinal cord; nerves Collects, transfers, and processes
information.

Female: uterus; vagina; Produces gametes (sex cells) and sex
fallopian tubes; ovaries hormones.

Male: penis; testes;
seminal vesicles

Trachea, larynx, Brings air to sites where gas exchange can
pharynx, lungs occur between the blood and cells (around
body) or blood and air (lungs).

Bones, cartilage; Supports and protects soft tissues of body;
ligaments produces blood cells; stores minerals.

Kidneys; urinary bladder Removes extra water, salts, and waste
products from blood and body; controls pH;
controls water and salt balance.

Bone marrow; spleen; Defends against diseases.
white blood cells