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| Serial Number | System | Major Organs, Component Tissues or Cells | Functions |
| 1 | Skeletal | Body Bones and Cartilage, Joints | Support, Protection, give form and shape; act as lever for movement |
| 2 | Muscular | Body Muscles attached to Skeletal | Skilled and gross body movement |
| 3 | Nervous | Brain, Spinal Cord, all Peripheral nerves. Organs of Sensation. | Appreciatin of Environment, Co-ordination and direction of activities of body organs |
| 4 | Integumentary | Skin and appendages(hair, nail, glands) | Protection against invasion from outside. Dehydration, injury, temperature regulation |
| 5 | Digestive | Mouth, Mouth Cavity. Pharynx, Oesophagus, Stomach, intestines, anus, liver, pancreas, salivary glands | Ingestion, digestion, absorption of nutrients & ejection of residues |
| 6 | Respiratory | Nose, Nasal cavities, larynx, trachea, lungs(bronchi and bronchioles), lungs | Acquisition of Oxygen; elimination of carbon dioxide; acid-base regulation |
| 7 | Circulatory | Heart, artery, veins, capillery, blood, blood vessels | Transport of Nutrients, wastes, cell products to all of the body |
| 8 | Immune | White Blood cells, certain cells of Bone Marrow, lymph Nodes, spleen etc. | Defence against foreign cells, micro-organisms, parasites, viruses. |
| 9 | Urinary(Excretary) | Kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, urethra | regulation of blood composition; formation and elimination of Urine |
| 10 | Reproductive |
Female: Ovaries, Falopian tubes, uterus, vagina, external genitalia, mammary glands Male: Testis, Vas deferens, seminal vesicles, prostrate, external genitalia |
Production of Sex Cells (Ova, Sperm); hormone production |
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Lymphatic (Lymph Vascular) |
lymph nodes, nodules and vessels, thymus,spleen | return of Fluid to circulation; clearing of dead cells from body. Part of Immune system |
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