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15 Cards in this Set
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Vein |
A blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart |
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Stomach |
A muscular organ that mixes and stores food and passes it to the small intenstine |
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Small Intestine |
The long, coiled organ where most digestion takes place |
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Respiratory System |
A system of organs that exchange gases with the enviroment |
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Organ |
A group of related tissues that peform a specific function |
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Large Intestine |
The organ into which food and other substances pass and where water and minerals from food are obsorbed |
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Kidneys |
A pair of bean- shaped organs that filter wastes from the blood |
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Excretory System |
An organ system that removes wastes and maintains water balance |
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Esophagus |
A muscular tube that pushes food toward the stomach |
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Digestive System |
The organ system that breaks down food into nutrients that the body cells can use |
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Capillary |
A very thin vessel in which gases, nutrients, and wastes pass to and from the body cells |
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Bladder |
A muscular bag that holds urine |
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Artery |
A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart |
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Heart |
A muscular organ at the center of the circulatory system that pumps blood through the network of blood vessels |
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Circulatory System |
A system that works to bring oxygen and nutrients to body cells and take away carbon dioxide and wastes |
