- skeletal system: Provides structural support, protects internal organs, and enables movement by serving as attachment points for muscles.
- muscular system: Facilitates movement through muscle contraction, maintains posture, and generates heat.
- nervous system: Controls and coordinates body activities by transmitting electrical signals between the brain, spinal cord, and other body parts.
- respiratory system: Exchanges oxygen and carbon dioxide between the body and the environment to support cellular respiration.
- cardiovascular system: Transports blood, nutrients, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and hormones throughout the body via the heart and blood vessels.
- digestive system: Breaks down food into nutrients that can be absorbed and used by the body, and eliminates waste.
- excretory system: Removes metabolic waste products from the body, regulates blood volume and pressure, and maintains electrolyte and pH balance.
- endocrine system: Regulates bodily functions through the secretion of hormones into the bloodstream to control metabolism, growth, and development.
- immune system: Defends the body against pathogens and foreign substances to maintain health and prevent disease.
- reproductive system: Produces gametes (sperm and eggs) and facilitates reproduction; also produces sex hormones that regulate sexual development and function.
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