Cells And Systems

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Artery

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blood vessel that is part of the system carrying blood under pressure from the heart to the rest of the body

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Atrium/Atria (Heart)

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a hollow muscular organ that pumps blood around the body

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Autonomic Nervous System

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division of the peripheral nervous system that controls automatic responses in the body such as heart rate

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Axon

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extension of nerve cell, similar in shape to a thread that transmits impulses outward from the cell body

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Bile

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digestive fluid that plays an essential role in emulsifying fats and is stored in the gallbladder

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Capillary

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thin blood vessel that connects small arteries with small veins to form a network throughout the body

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Cell (Animal and Plant)

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basic unit of living thing, contain organelles

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Cell Membrane

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membrane around the cell through which substances pass in and out of

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Cell Wall

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outer covering of a cell that provides strength and support; found only in plant cells

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Cellular Respiration

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the process of gas exchange within a cell that occurs to produce energy (for cellular processes)

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Central Nervous System (CNS)

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division of the nervous system composed of the brain and spinal cord

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Chemical Digestion

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the breakdown of large particles into small particles by substance called enzymes

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Chloroplast

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organelle that converts sunlight into food; found only in some plant cells

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Cilia

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- hair-like extensions that protrude from the surface of some unicellular organisms and from some ells in multicellular organism

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Compound Microscope

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microscope that has two or more lenses and has a light source

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Cytoplasm

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contents of the cell inside the cell membrane excluding the nucleus; contains nutrients the cell needs to survive

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Dendrites

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small branches of a neuron that receive information from neighboring cells

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Diffusion

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the movement of particles of a substance from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration

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Enzyme

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substance created by the body to carry out chemical digestion

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Field of View

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the area that you can see when looking through a microscope

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Interneurons

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neurons in the central nervous system that connect sensory neurons to motor neurons

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Mitochondria

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organelles that convert energy the cell receives into a for mit can use (singular mitochondrion)

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Motor Neurons

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carry information from the central nervous system to the muscles or other organs

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Multi-cellular

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made of more than one cell

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Neurons

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specialized cells of the nervous system that receive and transmit information

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Nucleus

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organelle that directs all the activities in a cell

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Organ

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group of tissues that work together to perform a specific function

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Organelles

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structures in a cell that perform a certain function

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Osmosis

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diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane

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Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)

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division of the nervous system composed of the cranial and spinal nerves

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Peristalsis

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wave-like muscle contractions along the digestive system

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Reflex

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automatic response to a stimulus; happens very quickly and without conscious control

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Sensory Neurons

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cells that carry information from the body to the central nervous system

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Somatic Nervous System (SNS)

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division of the peripheral nervous system aht controls voluntary responses

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Tissue

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group of similar cells working together to perform a specific function

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Unicellular

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made of just one cell

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Vacuoles

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organelles that store water and other substances required by the cell

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Valve

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organelles that store water and other substances required by the cell

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Veins

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blood vessels that return blood from the body to the heart; have valves

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Ventricles (Heart)

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lower chambers of the heart that pump blood to the body

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Villi

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small finger-like projections on the inner surface of the small intestine that absorb nutrients (singular villus)