Major Body Systems
There are 11 major body systems in the human body. All designed around a common function of the human body. Let’s review them and they are:
- Circulatory
Organs include heart, blood, blood vessels
- Lymphatic
Lymph Lymph nodes, Lymph vessels
- Digestive
Gastrointestinal tract, tube which goes from the mouth to the anus
- Endocrine
Glands and hormones
- Reproductive
Ovaries and testes
- Muscular
Skeletal, smooth, cardiac muscles are all included
- Skeletal
Bones and cartilage
- Nervous
Brain, spinal cord, and nerves
- Respiratory
Nose and lungs, transports oxygen to all parts of the body.
- Integumentary
Skin and special senses
- Urinary
Kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, and urethra
