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Human Body Flashcards

1
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Blood Type “Factor” (Positive or Negative)

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RH Factor

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2
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Blood Type of Universal Donor

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Type-O Negative

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3
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Blood Type of Universal Recipient

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Type-AB Positive

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Watery Part of Blood

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Plasma

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5
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Where blood is produced

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Bone Marrow

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6
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Disc-shaped blood cell for clotting

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Platelet

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7
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Leukocytes

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White Blood Cells

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8
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Number of bones in the adult human body

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206

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9
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Number of Vertebrae in the spine

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33

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10
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Three bones of the inner ear

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Hammer, Anvil, Stirrup

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11
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Body’s Smallest Bone

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Stirrup (Stapes)

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12
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Wrist bones

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Carpals

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13
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Shoulder Blade

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Scapula

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14
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Upper Jaw Bone

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Maxilla

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15
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Lower jaw Bone

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Mandible

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16
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Collar Bone

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Clavicle

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17
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Bone Ribs are attached to

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Sternum (Breastbone)

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18
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Upper Arm Bone

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Humerus

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19
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Lower Arm Bones

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Radius and Ulna

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20
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Body’s Longest Bone

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Femur (upper leg bone)

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21
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Shin Bone

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Tibia

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22
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Smaller bone that runs next to tibia

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Fibula

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23
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Shoulder Bone and Collar Bone

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Pectoral Girdle

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24
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Between the Talus and Tibia

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Ankle

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25
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Tailbone

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Coccyx

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26
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Hallux

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Big Toe

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27
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Minimus

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Little Toe

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28
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Tissue that connects Bones

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Ligaments

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29
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Central Knee Ligament

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ACL

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30
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Fibrous Structure At the end of most muscles

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Tendon

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31
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Largest Tendon in the Body

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Achilles Tendon

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32
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Tissue Separating Bones in Joints

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Cartilage

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33
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Science of Skeletal Muscles

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Orthopedics

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34
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Body’s Longest Muscle

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Sartorious

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35
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Shoulder Muscles

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Deltoids

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36
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Front Upper Arm Muscle

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Biceps

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37
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Back Upper Arm Muscle

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Triceps

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38
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Front Thigh Muscle

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Quadriceps

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39
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Inhalation Muscle

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Diaphragm

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40
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Rectus Femoris Muscle

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Thigh

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41
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Group of Nerves

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Plexus

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42
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Body’s Longest Nerve

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Sciatic

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43
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Sense of Smell Nerve

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Olfactory Nerve

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44
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Nerves at Back of Abdomen

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Solar Plexus

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45
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Number of Chambers in the Heart

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Four

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46
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Heart’s Upper Chambers

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Left and Right Atria

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47
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Heart’s Lower Chambers

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Left and Right Ventricles

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48
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Sac Surrounding Heart

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Sericardium

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49
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Middle Layer of Heart Walls

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Myocardium

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50
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Erythrocytes

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Red Blood Cells

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51
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Blood Protein

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Globulin

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52
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What Makes Blood Clot

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Fibrin

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53
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Body’s largest Artery

54
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Largest Artery in Leg

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Femoral Artery

55
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Largest Artery in Neck

56
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Artery supporting the heart muscle

57
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Brachial Artery Here

58
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Body’s Largest Vein

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Jugular Vein

59
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These Join Arteries and Veins

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Capillaries

60
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Insulin Produced here, regulating sugar balance

61
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Renal Cortex Organ

62
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Gland “On the Kidney”

63
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Master Gland (at base of brain)

64
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Gland that regulates metabolism

65
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Gland that aids in development of the immune system

66
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Female Sex Hormone

67
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Male sex Hormone

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Testosterone

68
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Tear Glands

69
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Where vocal Chords are located

70
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Tube traveling from Larynx to Lungs (AKA Windpipe)

71
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Tubes that connect Treacea to Lungs

72
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Protrusions that transfer Oxygen to Lungs

73
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Hard outside layer of teeth

74
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Sticky buildup on the teeth

75
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Soft Center of Teeth

76
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Calcified tissue surrounding the pulp

77
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Normal number of adult teeth

78
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Premolar

79
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Gingiva

80
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Gulstatory receptors

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Taste buds

81
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Flesh that hangs from soft Palate

82
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Five tastes that the tongue is capable of

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Sweet, Salty, Sour, Bitter, and Savory

83
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Tube Traveling to STomach

84
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Tube from Nose to esophagus

85
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Stomach Acid

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Hydrochloric

86
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Blood purifying organ below the stomach

87
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Largest organ in body

88
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Skin’s Outer layer

89
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Hair and nails structural protein

90
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Skin pigmentation provider

91
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Digestive canal

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Alimentary

92
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Where bils is made, largest internal organ

93
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Where bile is stored

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Gallbladder

94
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Colored Part of the Eye

95
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Movable part of the eye controlled by iris

96
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Blood vessel in the eye

97
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Transparent layer of the outer eye

98
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Eye jelly-type liquid

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Vitreous Humor

99
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Two types of light receptors in the eye

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Rods and Cones

100
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Nerve connecting eye to brain

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Optic Nerve

101
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Tubes connecting ovaries to womb

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Fallopian tube

102
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The organ removes glucose from the blood

103
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Three parts of the brain

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Cerebrum, Cerebellum, Medulla Oblongata

104
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Outer membrane of the brane

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Dura mater

105
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Speech lobe

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Frontal Lobe

106
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Artistic Aptitudes

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right hemisphere (in pop psyche)

107
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Brain’s Nerve Cells

108
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Fiber that transmit nerve impulses to neurons

109
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Brain chemicals that move nerve impulses

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Neurotransmitters

110
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Neurotransmitters jump these spaces between cells

111
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Sensory and motor covering layer of the brain

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Cerebral cortex

112
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Largest Joint in the body

113
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Tube traveling from throat to inner ear

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Eustachian Tube

114
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Tympanum Membrane

115
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Spiral Passages of the Ear

116
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Loop-Shaped ear canals that help control balance

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Semicircular Canals

117
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Hair Pocket

118
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Hair Follicle Gland

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Sebaceous Gland

119
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Fertizilized Egg

120
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These Unite to form Zygote

121
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Fluid in WOmb

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Amniotic Fluid

122
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This Controls the Body’s Temp

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Hypothalamus

123
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Cell Division

124
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Cell Division which cuts Chromosomes in Half

125
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Free-moving cell

126
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Helical Structure Material

127
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Outer Layer of Skin

128
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Proteins that combat Foreign Proteins

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Antibodies

129
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Thread-Like Bodies in Cell Nuclei

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Chromosomes

130
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Normal Number of Human Chromosomes

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46 (23 pairs)

131
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Soft spot on baby’s Head

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