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32 Cards in this Set
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Cells |
The basic building block of life |
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Tissue |
Groups of similar cells that do the same kind of work |
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Organ |
Is a structure that is made up of different types of cells |
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Body system |
Is a group of organs that perform a body function |
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Skeletal systems |
Is a framework of bones and tissue that connect those bones |
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Joints |
Places where one bone meets another |
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Muscular system |
Is made up of all the bones in your body |
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Circulatory system |
Enables the body to transport or move materials from one place to the body |
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Heart |
The muscle that acts as that acts as the pump for the circulatory system |
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Blood pressure |
The force of the blood pushing against the walls of the blood vessels |
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Respiratory system |
Enables you to breathe |
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Lungs |
Are the main organs of the respiratory system |
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Diaphragm |
A large muscle at the bottom of the chest |
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Nervous system |
Is the control communication system of the body |
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Brain |
The organ that controls your systems thoughts and actions |
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Neurons |
Are cells that carry electrical messages |
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Spinal cords |
A tube of neurons that run up the spine |
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Digestive system |
Breaks down the food you eat into a form that your body cells can use as fuel |
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Excretory system |
Gets rid of some of the waste in your body produces and maintains fluid balance |
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Adolescence |
Is the period between childhood and adulthood |
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Endocrine system |
Consists of glands throughout the body that produces hormones |
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Puberty |
Is the time when you develop physical traits of adults of your gender and become physically able to reproduce |
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Personality |
Is the sum total of your feelings actions habits and thoughts |
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Behavior |
How you act in situations that occur in your life |
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Heredity |
Is the process by which parents pass traits to their children |
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Chromosomes |
In which parents pass their traits |
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Genes |
Are the basic unit of heredity |
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Egg cell |
The reproductive in a female body |
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Sperm cells |
The reproductive in a males body |
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Fertilization |
The joining together of an egg cell and a sperm cell |
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Uterus |
Is a ear shaped organ that expands as a baby grows |
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Umbilical cord |
Is the way the baby gets its nourishment |
