There are eleven organ systems within the human body: integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous, endocrine, circulatory/cardiovascular, lymphatic, respiratory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive. The nervous system sends messages by electrical pulses telling all the organs what to do like the brain. When you digest food/nutrients your digestive system breaks it down putting the nutrients in your …show more content…
The skeletal system protects all the organs/systems and the muscles are responsible for much of the action in the organs, as well as being connected to the bones of the body for mobility. The integumentary system is the organ system that protects the body from various kinds of damage, such as loss of water or abrasion from outside. The system comprises the skin and its appendages . The integumentary system has a variety of functions. It can be waterproof, cushion, and protect the deeper tissues, excrete wastes, and regulate temperature, and is the place where the sensory receptors are that detect pain, sensation, pressure, and temperature.The endocrine system refers to the collection of glands of an organism that secrete hormones directly into the circulatory system to be carried towards distant target organs. The major endocrine glands include the pineal gland, pituitary gland, pancreas, ovaries, testes, thyroid gland, parathyroid gland, hypothalamus, gastrointestinal tract and adrenal glands.The endocrine system is an information signal system like the nervous system, yet its effects and mechanism are classifiable different. The