Chapter 1-5
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System controls chemical signals and messages throughout the body.
Nervous System
Contains the pancreas, large intestine, small intestine, stomach, esophagus; responsible for molecular absorption.
Digestive System
System contains the lungs, trachea, and larynx: responsible for gas exchange.
Respiratory System
Filters blood and removes toxic waste.
Kidney
Outer covering that maintains water in the body, protects from microbes, cools the body.
Skin
Makes testosterone and sperm cells.
Testes
Circulating the blood.
Heart
Main site of ATP.
Mitochondria
Packages, exports, and modifies molecules like protein in the cell.
Golgi Apparatus
Site of lipid synthesis and detoxification in the cell.
Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum
Organelle used for movement.
Flagella
Encloses the chromatin, site of DNA replication.
Nucleus
Sac of digestive enzymes, helps destroy damaged organelles
Lysosome