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Module 7 ORGAN AND SYSTEMS OF THE BODY Flashcards

1
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consists of the bones and the muscles (meat)

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Musculoskeletal System

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2
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connected together so they can move

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Bones

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3
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places where bones are connected together

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joints

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4
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The bones are held together at the joints by elastic strands

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ligaments

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5
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Between the bones is a softer material

cushions the bones at the joints when the body moves

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cartilage (gristle)

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6
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The muscles are the meat of the body and when they contract

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shorten

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7
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The muscles are the meat of the body and when they relax

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lengthen

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consists of the teeth, mouth, gullet (esophagus), stomach, liver, intestine, pancreas, and rectum

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Digestive System

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9
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where digestion begins

where feed is broken down into small pieces by the teeth and mixed with saliva before being swallowed.

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mouth

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10
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feed is mixed with the juices to form a soft paste

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stomach

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11
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where bile from the liver and juices from the pancreas are added

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intestine

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12
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where waste matter collects

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rectum

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13
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where waste passes out of the body

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anus

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14
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heart and the blood vessels

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Circulatory System

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15
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a muscular pump that sends blood around the body

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heart

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16
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The blood vessels which carry blood away from the heart

oxygen-rich blood

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arteries

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17
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Blood returns to the heart through ____

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veins

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18
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Joining the arteries and veins is a fine network of small tubes called _______

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capillaries

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19
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When the heart ______, its muscles contract and sends blood out through the arteries.

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beats

20
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When the heart ______, blood flows into it from the veins.

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relaxes

21
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breathing

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Respiration

22
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breathing in

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inspiration

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breathing out

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expiration

24
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Involuntary Muscles

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heart and diaphragm

25
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liquid part of blood

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plasma

26
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carries type O blood and glucose/carbohydrates

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red blood cells

27
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fights pathogens

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white blood cells

28
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makes blood cells

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platelets

29
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the very small air sacs where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place

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alveoli

30
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The main organs are the two kidneys, which lie against the backbone, and the bladder

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Urinary System

31
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Waste materials and water are taken out of the blood in the kidneys to form

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urine

32
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where urine collects

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bladder

33
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remove waste materials from food

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kidneys

34
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connects bladders to urethra

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ureters

35
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empties urine to the exterior

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urethra

36
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soft tissues that coordinate all aspects

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brain

37
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highway for nerve impulses to travel from the brain to the body

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spinal cord

38
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cables that carry electrical impulses between your brain and the rest of your body

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nerves

39
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produces milk

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udder

40
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Reproduction is controlled by _____ which are carried in the blood to the different organs

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hormones (chemical messengers)

41
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lymph nodes, spleen

Protect against infectious diseases, produce blood

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Lympho-reticular System

42
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colorless fluid

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Lymph

43
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where colorless fluid that passes out of the blood into a network of fine tubes

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lymphatic system

44
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where germs are filtered out and killed before it is returned to the veins

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lymph nodes

45
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fist-sized organ found in the upper left side of your abdomen, next to your stomach, and behind your left ribs.

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spleen

46
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ductless glands

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endocrine

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