Organ Systems of the

Human Body
Ms Clark
PVMHS

Integumentary System
Components:

Skin and structures derived from it

(hair, nails, sweat and oil glands)
Functions:

Forms the external body covering

Protects the body
Eliminates some wastes
Helps make vitamin D
Detects sensations such as pressure,
pain, heat, and cold.

Integumentary System

Skeletal System
Components:

Bones, joints, cartilages

Functions:

Protects and supports body organs

Provides framework that muscles use
to cause movement
Blood cells are formed within bones
Stores minerals

Skeletal System

Muscular System
Components:

Skeletal muscle tissue muscle

usually attached to bones
Functions

Movement
Maintaining posture
Producing heat

Muscular System

Nervous System
Components:

Brain, spinal cord, nerves, and sense

organs such as eyes and ears
Functions:

Regulates body activities through

nerve impulses by detecting changes
in the environment
Responds to changes by activating
appropriate muscles and glands

Nervous System

Endocrine System
Components:

All glands and tissues that produce

hormones (chemical regulators of
body functions)
Functions:

Secrete hormones that regulate

processes such as growth,
reproduction, and metabolism.

Endocrine System

Cardiovascular/Circulatory
System
Components:

Heart, blood, blood vessels

Functions:

Transport blood throughout body

Blood carries oxygen and nutrients to
cells
Blood carries carbon dioxide and wastes
away from cells

Cardiovascular/Circulatory
System

Immune/Lymphatic
System
Components:

Lymphatic fluid and vessels; spleen,

thymus, lymph nodes, tonsils
Functions:

Picks up fluid leaked from blood

vessels and returns it to blood
Protects body against diseasecausing organisms

Immune/Lymphatic
System

Respiratory System
Components:

Lungs, pharynx (throat), larynx

(voice box), trachea (windpipe),
bronchus
Functions:

Keeps blood supplied with oxygen

Removes carbon dioxide

Respiratory System

Digestive System
Components:

Mouth, esophagus, stomach, small

and large intestines, rectum, anus
Functions:

Breaks down food so that it can be

absorbed into blood and distributed
to cells
Eliminates solid wastes

Digestive System

Urinary/Excretory System
Components:

Kidney, ureter, urinary bladder,

urethra
Functions

Eliminates nitrogenous wastes from

the body
Regulates volume and chemical
composition of the blood
Maintains bodys mineral balance
Helps regulate red blood cell
production

Urinary/Excretory System

Reproductive System
Components:

Female: Ovaries, uterine tube,

uterus, vagina, mammary glands
Male: Testes, penis, vas deferens,
prostate gland, seminal vesicles
Functions:

Production of offspring
Provides for conception and childbearing

Reproductive System