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What is "Homeostasis"?
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The maintenance of keeping a stable environment inside your body.
[ex. if you jump into a cold lake, homeostasis helps you adapt to the cold water. |
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What is a "Tissue"?
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It is a group of similar cells working together.
[ex. 4 main kinds of tissues are: Epithelial tissue, nervous tissue, muscle tissue, connective tissue. |
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What is an "Organ"?
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An organ is 2 or more tissues working together to preform a specialized function for the body.
[ex. a heart is an organ |
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What is a "Organ System"?
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Organs that work together make up an organ system.
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What is the "Integumentary System"?
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Your skin, hair, and nails.
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What is the "Muscular System"?
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Muscular System works with your skeletal system to help you move.
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What is the "Skeletal System"?
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Your bones provide a frame to support and protect your body parts.
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What is the "Cardiovascular System"?
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Your heart pumps blood through all of your blood vessels.
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What is the "Respiratory System"?
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Your lungs obsorb oxygen and release carbon dioxide.
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What is the "Urinary System"?
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Your Urinary System removes waste from the blood and regulates your body's fluides.
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What are the "Male and Female Reproductive Systems"?
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Male=Produces and delivers sperm.
Female=Produces eggs and nurishes and protects the feutus. |
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What is the "Nervous System"?
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It recieves and send electrical messages throughout the body.
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What is the "Digestive System"?
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It breaks down the food you eat into nutrients that your body can obsorb.
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What is the "Lymphatic System"?
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It returns leaked fluids to blood vessels and helps get rid of bacteria and viruses.
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What is the "Endocrine System"?
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Your glands send out chemical messages. Ovaries and testes are part of this system.
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