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What is the cavity that contains the brain?

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cranial cavity

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What is the cavity that contains the spinal cord?

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spinal cavity

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What is the cavity that contains the heart, lungs, esophagus, windpipe, thymus, and aorta?

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thoracic cavity

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What is the cavity that contains the liver, stomach, spleen, kidneys, urinary bladder, small intestine, large intestine, and the reproductive organs?

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abdominopelvic cavity

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What is a group of structures that function together as a unit to perform a definite job for the body?

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system

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What is a system made of?

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organs

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What are organs made of?

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tissues

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What are tissues made of?

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cells

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What is the system that contains the heart, arteries, veins, and capillaries and function together to bring food, water, and oxygen to the cells and carry away waster products?

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cardiovascular system

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What carries blood away from the heart?

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arteries

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What returns blood to the heart?

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veins

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What is the system that is the body’s defense against foreign invaders?

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immune system

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What is the subsystem in the immune system that is a network of vessels that collect lymphatic fluid?

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lymphatic system

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What is the system that supplies body tissues with oxygen and to remove carbon dioxide?

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respiratory system

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What is the system that makes a path through the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities?

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digestive system

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What leads from the mouth to the anus in the digestive system?

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alimentary canal

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What is the opening through which wastes as expelled from the digestive system?

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anus

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What is the tube in the digestive system that trasports food from the mouth to the stomach?

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esophagus

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What is the organ in the digestive system whose principle job is to store food until the small intestine is ready to receive it?

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stomach

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What is the organ in the digestive system that absorbs nutrients into the bloodstream?

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small intestine

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What is the organ in the digestive system that absorbs water and undigested food before it is expelled from the body?

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large intestine

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What is the system that proves a number of openings through which a variety of waste materials are excreted from the body?

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excretory system

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What is the system that coordinates the activities of the body?

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nervous system

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What is the most important organ of the nervous system that is the master control unit of the body?

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brain

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What provides the nervous system with information about the environment?

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sense organs

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What is the system that produces hormones?

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endocrine system

27
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What are chemical messengers secreted by endocrine glands?

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hormones

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What is the system that protects the body from its surroundings?

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integumentary system

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What is the system that gives support and rigidity to the body while they protect vital organs and produce blood cells?

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skeletal system

30
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What is the system that provides movement for the body?

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muscular system

31
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What are muscles that are consciously controlled?

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voluntary muscles

32
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What are muscles that operate whether we think about them or not?

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involuntary muscles

33
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What is the system that is responsible for the continuation of the human race?

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reporductive system

34
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What is a stable internal environment in the body?

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homeostasis

35
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What helps maintain homeostasis by detecting changes in the body and directing the body to respond appropriately?

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feedback mechanisms

36
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What are the two types of feedback mechanisms?

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positive and negative

37
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Which type of feedback mechanism reverses the effect of a change?

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negative

38
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Which type of feedback mechanism maintains or intensifies the effect of a change?

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positive

39
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What is group of similar cells that work together to accomplish the task of an organ?

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tissue

40
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What type of tissue moves the body and its parts?

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muscle tissue

41
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What type of tissue controls organs and coordinates all of thier functions?

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nerve tissue

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What type of tissue lines all body parts, covers and protect every organ, regulates temperature, and regulates what enters and exists the organs?

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epithelial tissue

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What type of tissue connects the parts of the body?

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connective tissue

44
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What is the fluid that fills the area around and between tissue cells?

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interstitial fluid

45
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What is interstitial fluid that enters the lymphatic sytem?

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lymph

46
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What are thin, flexible sheets of tissue that cover or line a part of the body?

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membranes

47
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What is the type of membrane that consists mostly of epithelial tissues and line enclosed body cavities that do not open to the outside?

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serous membrane

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What is the type of membrane that is made of epithelial tissues and line openings to the outside?

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mucous membranes

49
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What is the type of membrane that is composed of several type fo tissue and is our skin?

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cutaneous membrane

50
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What is the type of membrane that is the living of the joint cavities and are composed of a type of connctive tissue?

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synovial membrane

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What is the material surrounding cells in a tissue?

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matrix

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What is the matrix of blood tissue that is a liquid?

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plasma

53
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What describes organs that allegedly serve no useful purpose today?

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vestigial

54
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What are the two types of body fluid in which much of the water of the body is found?

A

blood and cerebrospinal fluid

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