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The Body systems Flashcards

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This is made up of a group of similar cells

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Tissue

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What is the smallest unit of structure and living things

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Cells

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Different tissue working together to do a special job

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Organ

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3
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Many organs together

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Organ system

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4
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Living that carries out its own life activities

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Organism

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5
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What system removes waste

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Excretory system

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Breaks down food and absorbs nutrients

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Digestive system

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Allows the body to move

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Muscular system

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Heart wall = ____________

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Cardiac

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9
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The hollow muscles are lined with…

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Smooth muscle

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10
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Muscles that cover the bone are called……

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Striated muscled

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11
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Example of a flexor muscle

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Biceps

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12
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The medical mane for the scull is

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Cranium

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13
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The is the medical name for the knee

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Patella

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14
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The hardest part of the bone is

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Compact

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15
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Muscles are connected to bones by

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Tendons

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16
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Muscles contract to make a sloppy soup

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Stomach

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17
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By chemical reaction nutrient pass throughout the lining into the blood

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Small intestines

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18
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Blood flows throughout this organ carrying nutrients vitamins minerals

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Liver

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19
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This organ has bile

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Gull bladder

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20
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This part of he brain helps us keep our balance

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Cerebrum

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21
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Something to which u react is called

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Stimulus

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22
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Tendons are _______ tissues

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Connective

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23
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Another name for the knee cap

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Patella

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24
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Blood flows through this organ carrying nutrients, vitamins, and minerals

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Liver

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25
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Controls the body’s functions and senses the environment outside the body

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Nervous system

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26
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Helps protect the body from diseases and infection

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Immune system

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27
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Leftovers, such as water and minerals, are absorbed into the blood through the lining of this organ

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Large intestine

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28
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Uses blood to bring nutrients and oxygen to cells in the body

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Circulatory system

29
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The hip is what kind of joint?

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Ball and socket

30
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muscles are said to ______ when they become larger or longer

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Expand

31
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_____is added in the mouth to make food moist and slippery

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Saliva

32
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The muscles in thus organ contract to mash the food into a sloppy soup

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Stomach

33
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An organ is made of different ______ working together to do a specific job

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Tissues

34
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Heart wall are composed of _______ muscles

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Cardiac

35
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Carpals, metacarpals, and phalanges are found in the ______

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Hands

36
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Blood does not pass though this organ, but enzymes are added from here

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Pancreas

37
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______ _________ is made of many organs working together to do a specific job

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Organ system

38
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Nerve and blood vessels are found in the part called _______ bone

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Spongy

39
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_______ are attached to upper vertebrae an in front to the sternum

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Ribs

40
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____ muscles line organs that are hollow, such as stomach

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Stomach

41
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Regular______ makes muscles including those of the heart become stronger

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Exercise

42
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Breaks down and absorbs nutrients

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Digestive

43
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Takes oxygen into the body and releases carbon dioxide

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Respiratory

44
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The stomach is an example of an _______

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Organ

45
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Vessels that carry to or from the lungs are called _________

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Pulmonary

46
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The _____ releases waste for the body

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Urthra

47
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The body has 31 pairs of _________ nerves

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Spinal

48
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A_______ is something to which you react

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Stimulus

49
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What element does the live give off

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Nitrogen

50
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The immune system is made up of a network of _____ blood cells

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White

51
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_________In the skin excrete liquid in the form of perspiration

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Pores

52
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What is the largest and main artery of the circulatory system

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Aorta

53
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The ______ helps us keep our balance and have muscles control

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Cerebellum

54
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The membranes surrounding the lungs and diaphragm are the ________

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Pleura

55
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What vessels move blood away from the heart

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Arteries

56
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The liver changes proteins into ________ acids

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Amino

57
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The ___ connects the kidney and bladder

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Ureters

58
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According to the immune video the castle wall represents what organ

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Skin

59
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What are the tiny hairs in the nostril called

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Cilia

60
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Name the blood vessels that carry blood it and from the upper and lower parts of the body

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Vena cava

61
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The autonomic system controls ______ body functions such as breathing

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Involuntary

62
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What is the other name for the windpipe?

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Trachea

63
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What keeps the blood flowing back into a chamber of the heart?

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Valves

64
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Muscles make up about _______ of your body weight

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Half

65
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The other name for the skull is the ______.

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Cranium

66
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The largest section of the brain is the ________.

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Cerebrum

67
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The principle function of excretion if preformed by the ________.

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Kidney

68
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Where is blood manufactured?

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Bone marrow

69
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Air cavities called _______ are in the head.

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Sinuses

70
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What are the four main parts of the circulatory system?

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Heart, arteries, veins, capillaries

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