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The main systems of the human body are as follows:

Clockwise from top left: the integumentary

skeletal

nervous

cardiovascular

endocrine and muscular systems.

Clockwise from top left: the lymphatic

respiratory

urinary

reproductive (female

male) and digestive systems.

1. Cardiovascular/Circulatory system:
1. Circulates blood around the body via the heart, arteries and veins,
delivering oxygen and nutrients to organs and cells and carrying their waste
products away.
2. Digestive system / Excretory system:
1. Mechanical and chemical processes that provide nutrients via
the mouth, esophagus, stomach and intestines.

2. Eliminates waste from the body.


3. Endocrine system:
1. Provides chemical communications within the body using hormones.
4. Integumentary system/ Exocrine system:
1. Skin, hair, nails, sweat and other exocrine glands.
5. Lymphatic system / Immune system:
1. The system comprising a network of lymphatic vessels that carry a clear fluid
called lymph.
2. Defends the body against disease-causing agents.
6. Muscular system/Skeletal system:
1. Enables the body to move using muscles.
2. Bones supporting the body and its organs.
7. Nervous system:
1. Collects and processes information from the senses via nerves and the brain and
tells the muscles to contract to cause physical actions.
8. Renal system / Urinary system:
1. The system where the kidneys filter blood.
9. Reproductive system:
1. The sex organs required for the production of offspring.
10. Respiratory system:
1. The lungs and the trachea that bring air into the body.

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