The Body’s Systems

The Body’s Systems 

Structures and Functions 

Your physical body is comprised of many systems, which in a combined effort keep it alive and well. These systems make up the organs, glands, blood supply, lymph tissue, muscles, bones, etc. Each system has its own unique job to do to support the whole. As previously stated, these systems depend upon each other for the running, maintenance and repair of the body as a whole entity.
The infrastructure of the human body is like a society: The glandular system is the government. The nervous (electrical) system is the information highway, without which communication throughout the cities (cells, organs and glands) is crippled. The police department consists of small immune cells called lymphocytes (white blood cells), neutrophils, basophils, and macrophages. For added protection we have the military, which are the NK (natural killer) cells the large T and B cells. Of course there are factories, like the liver, bone marrow, glands and some organs. And trash pick-up and waste disposal are done by the lymphatic system, colon, kidneys, lungs and skin. However, without general laborers a society would have all chiefs and nothing would get done. The majority of the cells in the body act as laborers. These cells comprise all the systems, including the skeletal system (bones), muscular system, and connective tissue.
Most of this society’s food is supplied externally by what we feed the body. However, many nutrients are grown by “farmers” called bacteria. It is through their actions and transmutation techniques that many co-enzymes (vitamins or helpers) are produced.
Stepping down into a smaller world we find the cells themselves. Each cell is a city unto itself—a microcosm of the larger society of the whole body. God’s worlds are merely a reflection of each other, as all life forms and structures require other life forms and structures to exist. Consciousness, or the awareness behind all things, is the driving force.
In the following pages of this section I have detailed the various systems and their structures and functions that comprise the physical body.
CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
STRUCTURES — Heart, vascular system (arteries, capillaries and veins), and the blood (also part of the digestive system).
FUNCTIONS — The circulatory system is comprised of the pathways within the body through which the physical life force of the body flows. It distributes nutrients, building materials and fuels for cellular life and activity; works with the lymphatic system in removing metabolic and other wastes from the body; helps keep the body alkaline; is used to help regulate body temperature; and carries oxygen for oxidation purposes (antioxidant and biological transmutation responses).
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
STRUCTURES — Mouth and salivary glands, stomach, small intestines (duodenum, jejunum and ileum), pancreas, liver, gallbladder.
FUNCTIONS — The digestive system employs mechanical (teeth) and chemical (enzymatic) action for the breakdown of coarse foods and compounds into simple structures for absorption and utilization purposes. It allows for biological and biochemical transmutation of elements and complexes into more usable or storable compounds or substances.
ELIMINATIVE SYSTEMS
STRUCTURES — Colon, lymphatic system, urinary system, immune system and the integumentary system (skin).
FUNCTIONS — The elimination of wastes and by-products from metabolism and digestion. Elimination of pathogens and mucus from the lymphatic system. Excess water elimination.
The eliminative system encompasses several other systems, which are complete systems within themselves. They are the intestinal system, lymphatic system, urinary system, integumentary system and immune system.
Intestinal System (Colon)
STRUCTURES — There are five sections to the colon. The first section, which is valved and connected to the jejenum (small bowel), is called the cecum. Then there is the ascending portion, which trails upward against gravity toward the right lower lung and liver area. The transverse portion travels across your abdomen toward the left side. Next it curves downward, becoming the descending portion. It then curves again, and becomes the sigmoid portion. Finally, it curves one last time, ending with the rectal portion. The average human colon is five to six feet long.
FUNCTIONS — Wastes and by-products from digestion are eliminated through the large intestine (called the colon). The lymph system also eliminates one-third or more of its wastes through the colon. Wastes from metabolism that enter the blood and lymph system are carried to the kidneys, skin, and colon, to then be eliminated. The colon is truly the “sewer system” and must be in a state of good health in order for the whole body to be in a good state of health.
Lymphatic System
STRUCTURES — Spleen, thymus, appendix, tonsils, lymph nodes, lymph vessels and lymph fluid.
FUNCTIONS — The lymphatic system is one of the most vital systems in the body. Its job includes removing cellular wastes, removing excessive fat-soluble compounds from the gastrointestinal tract, and serving as the “house” of the immune system. It creates white blood cells and antibodies, and is truly the battlefield of “the good vs. the bad,” where immune cells battle pathogens, including bacteria, yeasts, viruses and other unwanted intruders. The lymph system is also a carrier of nutrients to various parts of the body. It serves as both the police force and part of the body’s septic system. It becomes heavily congested with excessive mucus and lymph from dairy products and refined and complex sugars. This causes a type of congestion that most people are unaware of except when their sinus cavities or lung tissues let them know it.
Urinary System
STRUCTURES — Kidneys, bladder, ureters and urethra.
FUNCTIONS — The filtration and elimination of excess H2O, nutrients and metabolic wastes and by-products from the body is the job of the urinary system. It helps regulate the sodium/ potassium balance, and works with the acid-alkaline balance. Urine is about 95 percent waste and 5 percent dissolved substances.
Integumentary System
STRUCTURES — Skin, nails, hair, oil and sweat glands.
FUNCTIONS — This system provides protective and outer covering for the physical body. The skin is the body’s largest eliminative organ and aids in the elimination of wastes and by-products from metabolism. The integumentary system maintains body temperature.
Immune System
STRUCTURES — Lymphatic system, which includes the thymus and spleen, bone marrow, immune cells (lymphocytes, monocytes, basophils, macrophages, T-lymphocytes, B-cells, helper T and B cells, etc.), the liver and parasites (toxin eaters).
FUNCTIONS — To protect the body from pathogens (foreign enemies), antigens (foreign proteins), parasites and the like, that could harm or destroy it. The immune system is truly the police force of the body.
GLANDULAR SYSTEM (ENDOCRINE)
STRUCTURES — The pituitary gland, pineal gland, thyroid and parathyroid glands, thymus, adrenal glands, pancreas (including the islets of Langerhans), glands within the intestinal mucosa, ovaries and testes.
FUNCTIONS—The regulation of all the activities of the body from breathing, nerve response, and temperature changes, to elimination. This is all accomplished through hormones, neurotransmitters, steroids, and the like. The glandular system is tied into our emotional and mental bodies as well.
MUSCULAR SYSTEM
STRUCTURES — Muscles, tendons and connective tissue.
FUNCTIONS — Movement, strength and skeletal support. Transportation of heat.
NERVOUS SYSTEM
STRUCTURES — The brain, spinal cord (Central Nervous System), the autonomic nervous system, sensory organs (eyes, ears, nose, olfactory nerves, etc.).
FUNCTIONS — The nervous system is truly the information highway of the body. It is divided into two main systems: the autonomic (ANS) nervous system, and the central nervous system (CNS). The autonomic system is further divided into two branches, the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems.
REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
STRUCTURES — Testes, ovaries, sperm, ova, mammary glands, and prostate gland. The reproductive system works in conjunction with the glandular system.
FUNCTIONS—Reproduction via conception, the continuation and improvement (supposedly) of a species.
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
STRUCTURES — Lungs, trachea, bronchi, bronchial tubes, and alveoli.
FUNCTIONS — Ingestion of the body’s main source of energy—”oxygen.” Oxygen allows for oxidation to take place within the body. The respiratory system removes carbon dioxide; helps regulate the acid-base balance of the body; and brings hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, etc., into the body. These elements are life’s most basic foods.
SKELETAL SYSTEM
STRUCTURES — All the bones and cartilage that comprise the physical body. There are 206 bones in the human body: Head—twenty-nine bones. Upper extremities—sixty-four bones. Trunk—fifty-one bones. Lower extremities—sixty-two bones.
FUNCTIONS — The skeletal system gives form and structure to the physical body. It also allows for various movements of the limbs. Our bones are oftentimes a source of calcium when they shouldn’t be.