BIOL 1010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 25: Adrenal Gland, Bronchus, Ureter
14 May 2017
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The specialization of complex body parts like organs and organ systems is based on varied combinations of limited set of cells and tissue types. Our body is built for 4 main type of tissues: epithelial, connective, muscle & nervous. Integumentary system: protects your body against physical injury, infection, excessive heat/cold, drying out. hair, skin, nails. Digestive system: ingests, digests your food, absorbs nutrients & eliminates undigested material intestine, large intestine, anus mouth, esophagus, liver, stomach, small. Respiratory system: exchanges gases with environment, supplying blood with. Circulatory system: delivers o2 and nutrients to your body cells and transports co2 to lungs and metabolic wastes to kidneys heart, blood vessels. Urinary system: removes waste products from blood and excretes urine. Ph and water balance of blood kidney, ureter, urinary bladder, urethra. Endocrine system: secretes hormones that regulate activities of your body; thus maintaining an internal steady state called homeostasis.
