FUNCTIONS OF SPECIALIZED ORGANS
| Organ | Function |
| Blood vessels | Distribute blood to peripheral tissues and organs |
| Esophagus | Conveys food to stomach |
| Eye | Transduces light into electrical signals |
| Intestines | Absorbs digested food into blood and lymphatics |
| Liver | Metabolize or transform absorbed products and returns them to blood |
| Lymphatics | Recirculate extravascular fluid to cardiovascular system |
| Lymph nodes | Filters lymphatic fluid and initiates immune reaction to antigens |
| Mammary gland | Provides for release of milk protein |
| Pancreas | Elaborates digestive juice and controls carbohydrate metabolism |
| Reproductive system | Provides for release and movement of cells and embryo |
| Respiratory system | Collects and absorbs oxygen and releases carbondioxide |
| Spleen | Filters of blood particulates and dead cells, triggers immune response to blood-borne antigens |
| Stomach | Stores and digest food |
| Thymus | Serves as a supply of stem cells that differentiate into T cells |
| Urinary system | Filters waste products from blood. |
*Courtesy: Biomaterials Science and Biocompatibility By Frederick H. Silver, David L. Christianse
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