Provides attachment for muscles
Makes you breathe
Detects and responds to changes in external environment
Destroys invading pathogens
Moves parts of the body
Produces the majority of body heat
Protects internal organs
Moves substances through the body
Site of blood cell production
Provides support and structure to the body
Controls reproductive development
Stores calcium
Protects the body from invading pathogens (bacteria, viruses, fungi)
Detects and responds to changes in internal environment
Aids in synthesis of vitamine D
Maintains homeostasis through the secretion of hormones
Process information- thought, memory, language, and the senses
Controls the body
Controls growth
Regulates body metabolism (hunger, blood sugar, calcium storage)
Helps maintain body temperature
Protects the body from water loss
Protects against injury
Protects the body from invading bacteria
