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25 Cards in this Set
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Consists of 206 bones
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Skeleton
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Neuron
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nerve cell
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Main organs of the excretory system
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kidneys
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color of the blood in the veins
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bluish
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Color of the blood in the arteries
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bright red
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The muscular tube that moves food to the stomach
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esophagus
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Soft-walled upper chambers of the heart
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atriums
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Largest artery of the body
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aorta
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Air sacs in clusters in the lungs
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alveoli
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Manufactures blood cells in the bones
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marrow
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Small finger-like projections in the small intestines
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villi
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Digestion is completed here
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small intestines
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Largest part of the brain
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cerebrum
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Bundle of nerves leading to the brain
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spinal cord
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Waste gas given off by the body
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carbon dioxide
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Gas needed to maintain life
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oxygen
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Protects organs of the upper body
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ribs
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Filters out solid waste particles of the blood.
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liver
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Gives form and support to the body making movement possible
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Muscles
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Involuntary muscles
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smooth
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Voluntary muscles
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skeletal
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Part of the skeleton with immovable joints
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skull
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Flap of skin that keeps food out of the trachea
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epiglottis
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muscles of the heart
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cardiac
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Removes carbon dioxide and water from blood
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lungs
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