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16.11: Introduction to Cell Maintenance Systems

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    Describe the circulatory, immune, respiratory, and digestive systems

    This set of body systems has been grouped together as the “cell maintenance systems.” Remember, this isn’t a hard-and-fast categorization: these systems are grouped together to help you organize your learning. These body systems all function to maintain the cells in your body: the circulatory, respiratory, and digestive systems provide the nutrients and energy your cells need to live. The immune system protects these cells from pathogens.

    What You’ll Learn to Do

    • Identify the structure and function of the circulatory system
    • Identify the structure and function of the respiratory system
    • Identify the structure and function of the immune system
    • Identify the structure and function of the digestive system

    Learning Activities

    The learning activities for this section include the following:

    • Circulatory System
    • Respiratory System
    • Immune System
    • Digestive System
    • Self Check: Cell Maintenance Systems

    Contributors and Attributions

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    • Introduction to Cell Maintenance Systems. Authored by: Shelli Carter and Lumen Learning. Provided by: Lumen Learning. License: CC BY: Attribution

    16.11: Introduction to Cell Maintenance Systems is shared under a not declared license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by LibreTexts.

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