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Major Organ Systems

System
Cardiovascular
Respiratory

Nervous

Skin

Musculoskeletal

Blood

Digestive

Endocrine

Organs in the System

Heart
Blood vessels (arteries, capillaries, veins)
Nose
Mouth
Pharynx
Larynx
Trachea
Bronchi
Lungs
Brain
Spinal cord
Nerves (both those that carry impulses to the brain and those that
carry impulses from the brain to muscles and organs)
Skin (both the surface that is generally thought of as skin and the
underlying structures of connective tissue, including fat, glands,
and blood vessels)
Muscles
Tendons and ligaments
Bones
Joints
Blood cells and platelets
Plasma (the liquid part of blood)
Bone marrow (where blood cells are produced)
Spleen
Thymus
Mouth
Esophagus
Stomach
Small intestine
Large intestine
Rectum
Anus
Liver
Gallbladder
Pancreas (the part that produces enzymes)
Appendix
Thyroid gland

Parathyroid gland
Adrenal glands
Pituitary gland
Pancreas (the part that produces insulin SOME TRADE NAMES

HUMULIN NOVOLIN

Urinary

Male reproductive

Female
reproductive

)
Stomach (the cells
Pineal gland
Ovaries
Testes
Kidneys
Ureters
Bladder
Urethra
Penis
Prostate gland
Seminal vesicles
Vasa deferentia
Testes
Vagina
Cervix
Uterus
Fallopian tubes
Ovaries

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