A Beka Biology Chapter 6

Front 1

the four body cavities

Back 1

cranial, spinal, thoracic, abdominal

Front 2

the reproductive organs

Back 2

gonads

Front 3

soft, internal organs within the thoracic and abdominal cavities

Back 3

visceral organs

Front 4

number of functioning systems in the body

Back 4

11

Front 5

a group of structures which function together to perform a definite job

Back 5

system

Front 6

organs of the circulatory system

Back 6

heart, arteries, veins, capillaries

Front 7

system which defends the body against disease-producing organisms

Back 7

immune system

Front 8

system which supplies body tissues with oxygen and removes carbon dioxide

Back 8

respiratory system

Front 9

thin-walled air sacs at the ends of the smallest bronchial tubes in the lungs

Back 9

alveoli

Front 10

system which breads down food and changes it into a form that can be absorbed by the bloodstream

Back 10

digestive system

Front 11

20-foot-long tube that leads from the mouth to the anus

Back 11

alimentary canal

Front 12

the opening through which solid wastes are expelled

Back 12

anus

Front 13

system which excretes wastes from the body

Back 13

excretory system

Front 14

tube connecting the urinary bladder to the outside of the body

Back 14

urethra

Front 15

stores liquid wastes

Back 15

bladder

Front 16

system that coordinates the body's activities

Back 16

nervous system

Front 17

most important organ of the nervous system

Back 17

brain

Front 18

system which makes and regulates hormones

Back 18

endocrine system

Front 19

chemical messengers in the body

Back 19

hormones

Front 20

system that provides sensory communication with the outside and protects the body from its surroundings

Back 20

integumentary system

Front 21

system that supports the body and protects vital organs

Back 21

skeletal system

Front 22

protects the brain

Back 22

cranium

Front 23

system that provides for body movement

Back 23

muscular system

Front 24

muscles we control consciously

Back 24

voluntary muscles

Front 25

muscles that operate even if we're not thinking about it

Back 25

involuntary muscles

Front 26

system which is responsible for making new human beings

Back 26

reproductive system

Front 27

womb

Back 27

uterus

Front 28

when life begins

Back 28

conception

Front 29

a group of similar cells which work together to accomplish the job of an organ

Back 29

tissue

Front 30

four kinds of tissue

Back 30

epithelial, connective, muscle, nerve

Front 31

tissue that moves the body and its parts

Back 31

muscle tissue

Front 32

tissue that controls organs and coordinates their functions

Back 32

nerve tissue

Front 33

tissue that lines body parts

Back 33

epithelial tissue

Front 34

tissues that connect parts of the body

Back 34

connective tissue

Front 35

what composes a large part of the body

Back 35

water

Front 36

the fluid around and between tissues

Back 36

interstitial fluid

Front 37

thin, flexible sheets of tissue that cover or line a part of the body

Back 37

membranes

Front 38

four types of membranes

Back 38

serous, mucous, cutaneous, synovial

Front 39

membranes that line openings to the outside

Back 39

mucous membranes

Front 40

membranes that line enclosed body cavities

Back 40

serous membranes

Front 41

membranes that make up skin

Back 41

cutaneous membranes

Front 42

membranes the line the joint cavities

Back 42

synovial membranes

Front 43

the material surrounding cells

Back 43

matrix

Front 44

organs thought to have no useful purpose

Back 44

vestigial organs

Front 45

time by which unborn child's organs are all formed

Back 45

8 weeks

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time by which every detail of basic structure is developed

Back 46

12 weeks

Front 47

time between conception and birth

Back 47

gestation (38-40 weeks)

Front 48

protects unborn baby

Back 48

amniotic sac

Front 49

fluid filling amniotic sac

Back 49

amniotic fluid

Front 50

sac of blood vessels connecting baby to mother

Back 50

placenta

Front 51

attaches placenta to baby

Back 51

umbilical cord

Front 52

death of a developing child by artificial or natural means

Back 52

abortion

Front 53

method by which most US abortions are performed

Back 53

suction method

Front 54

abortion method involving a curved knife

Back 54

dilation and curettage

Front 55

method of abortion that dismembers the baby, used between 3-5 months gestation

Back 55

dilation and evacuation (D&E)

Front 56

method of abortion used after 20 weeks, where salt poisons the baby

Back 56

salt poisoning

Front 57

method of abortion used in late-term abortions, where the baby is killed during an induced birth

Back 57

partial-birth abortion

Front 58

abortion where baby dies from neglect after being delivered surgically

Back 58

hysterotomy abortion

Front 59

abortion caused early in pregnancy by drugs

Back 59

medical abortion