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endocrine system

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Controls growth, development, metabolism, and reproduction

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lymphatic system

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helps protect the body from disease and collects fluid loss by blood

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what is the most abundant tissue and most animals

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muscle tissue

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which type of tissue covers the surface of the body and lines internal organs

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epithelial tissue

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homeostasis

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The process of maintaining a controlled stable internal environment

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connective tissue

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hold organs in place and binds together parts

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what is the function of the nervous system

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Controls and coordinates functions, and response to stimuli

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three types of neurons

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sensory, motor, interneurons

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synapse

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I neuron can transfer an impulse to another cell

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function of the central nervous system

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relays messages, processes information, analyze information

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two parts of central nervous system

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Brain and spinal cord

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cerebrum

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Controls voluntary activities of the body, thinking

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cerebellum

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coordinates and bounds of the actions of the muscles

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The left hemisphere controls blank, the right hemisphere controls blank

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right, left

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what does the autonomic nervous system regulates

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involuntary activities

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neurotransmitter

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transmit an impulse across the synapse

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three components of circulatory system

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heart blood blood vessels

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atrium

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upper chamber of the heart

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ventricle

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lower chamber of the heart

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pulmonary circulation

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right side, from heart to Lungs

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systemic circulation

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left side, rest of body

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smallest blood vessels

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capillaries

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arteries

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large, away from the heart, thick walls, no valves

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veins

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small, return to hurt, smooth thin walls, valves

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blood pressure

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keeps the blood flowing toward the heart in the larger veins

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valves

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flap of connective tissue

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what is the basic job performed by human respiratory system

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Exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide

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trachea

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passageway between the pharynx and the bronchi, cartilage rings for support

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larynx

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structure at the top of the trachea that contains the vocal chords

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bronchi

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large passageways in chess that lead to the lungs

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Alivioli

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tiny air sacs where gas exchange occurs

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hemoglobin

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increases oxygen carrying capacity

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diaphragm

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expands volume of chest cavity

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six nutrients that the body needs

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water, carbs for energy, fats, proteins with amino acids, vitamins, minerals

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mechanical digestion

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physically breaks down food

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Chemical digestion

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uses enzymes, amylase, to break down food

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gall Blatter

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stores bile

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primary job of the large intestine

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absorbs water from the undigested material

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esophagus

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Who to connect in the mouth to the stomach

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stomach

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large muscular sack that contains the mechanical digestion of food

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small intestine

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digestive organ which most chemical digestion takes place

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pancreas

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gland that produces hormones

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villi

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folded projection that increases the surface area of the walls of the small intestine

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nervous system

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coordinates the body’s response to changes in its internal and Extertal environment

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three organs of the excretory system

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skin, lungs, kidneys

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kidneys

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filter waste from the blood

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what is the functional unit of the kidney

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nephrons

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Waze water is lost

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sweat, breathing, urine

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filtrate

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made from filter ration

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what is in filterate

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water, urea, glucose, salt, amino acids, vitamins

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dialysis

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filters blood for you

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endocrine system

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glands that release hormones

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hormones

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find chemical messengers

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what is the endocrine system maintain

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homeostasis with into hormones that are opposite effect

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what is the role of the pituitary gland hormones

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regulate body functions and control other endocrine glands

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what did the adrenal glands do

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help prepare for and deal with stress, epinephrine

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where are the adrenal glands

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top of the kidneys

58
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what happens when the pancreas produces two little insulin

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diabetes

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