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32 Cards in this Set
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Carbon Dioxide
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A gas used in respiration
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Latic acid
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A chemical produced during anaerobic respiration
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Arteries
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Blood vessels which carry blood away from the heart.
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Systolic Pressure
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The maxium pressure the heart produces.
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Diastolic Pressure
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The blood pressure between heart beats.
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Proteins
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Used by body for growth and repair.
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First class proteins
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Proteins from fish and meat.
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Kwashiorkor
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When one is desperately short of protein,abdomen swells up with water.
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Digestive system.
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Process to break down food
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Lipases
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Break fats down into simpler fatty acids and glycerol.
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Pathogens
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Microorganisims which spread disease
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Vectors
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Aninmals which carry pathogens that carry disease.
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White blood cells
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Part of the immune system.
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Antibody
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A protein produced by the immune system.
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Retina
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Part of eye that is sensitive to light.
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Iris
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Control amount of light entering the eye.
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Central nervous system
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Made up of brains and spinal cord.
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Neurons
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Carry and pass on nerve impulses.
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Depressants
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Slow down the working of the brain.
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Synapses
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Junction between two neurones.
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Alchohol
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A Depressant .
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Epithelial cells
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Cells that line the trachea and bronchioles.
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Homeostasis
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Keeping a constant internal enviroment.
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Insulin
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A hormone produced in the pancreas.
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Diabetes
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A condition when the pancrea does not make enough insulin.
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DNA
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The chemical genes are made from DNA.
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Bases
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The rungs of DNA
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46
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The number of human chromosones.
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Enzymes
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Control cell reaction that produce specific chemical in DNA.
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Genes
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Part that controls characteristics
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Mutations
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Changes in genes or chromosones.
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Cyctic fibrosis
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An inherited condition.
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