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Movement |
Includes all the activities promoted by the muscular system |
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Responsiveness Irritability |
The ability to sense changes (stimuli) in the environment and then react to them |
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Digestion |
The process of breaking down ingested food into simple molecules that can then be absorbed into the blood |
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Metabolism |
A broad term that refers to all chemical reactions that occur within body cells |
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Excretion |
The process of removing excreta, or wastes, from the body |
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Reproduction |
The production of offspring |
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Nutrients |
Taken in through food Contain chemicals used for energy and cell building |
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Oxygen |
Chemical reactions tat release energy from foods require oxygen, human cells can survive only a few minutes without it |
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Atmospheric Pressure |
The force exerted on the surface of the body by the weight of air |
