CK12 Life Science

Table 16.1: (continued)

Organ System Major Tissues
and Organs

Function Example

Integumentary Skin, hair, nails Protection from
injury and fluid
loss; physical
defense against
infection by mi-
croorganisms;
temperature
control
Muscular Cardiac (heart)
muscle; skeletal
muscle; smooth
muscle; tendons

Movement, sup-

port, heat pro-

duction

Nervous Brain, spinal
cord; nerves

Collecting,

transferring

and processing

information;

directing short-

term change

over other

organ sys-

tems in order

to maintain

homeostasis

Reproductive Female: uterus;
vagina; fal-
lopian tubes;
ovaries Male:
penis; testes;
seminal vesicles

Production

of gametes

(sex cells) and

sex hormones;

production of

offspring