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27 Cards in this Set
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Senses
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A faculty by which the body perceives an external stimulus
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Nervous system
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The network of nerve cells and fibers that transmits nerve impulses between parts of the body.
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Taste
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The sensation of flavor perceived in the mouth and throat on contact with a substance
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Touch
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come so close to (an object) as to be or come into contact with it
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Sight
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the faculty or power of seeing
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smell
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The faculty or power of perceiving odors or scents by means of the organs in the nose
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Hearing
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Perceiving with the ear the sound made by (someone or something)
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Abdominal
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the part of the body of a vertebrate containing the digestive organs
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Biceps
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A muscle having two points of attachment at one end, in particular
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Deltoids
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a deltoid muscle.
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Flex
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bend (a limb or joint)
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Muscles
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physical power; strength
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Pectorals
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of or relating to the breast or chest
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quadriceps
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the large muscle at the front of the thigh, which is divided into four distinct portions and acts to extend the leg.
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Tendons
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a flexible but inelastic cord of strong fibrous collagen tissue attaching a muscle to a bone.
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Arteries
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Any of the muscular-walled tubes forming part of the circulation system by which blood
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Atrium
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each of the two upper cavities of the heart from which blood is passed to the ventricles.
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Beat
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(of the heart) pulsate
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Blood
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the red liquid that circulates in the arteries and veins of humans and other vertebrate animals, carrying oxygen to and carbon dioxide from the tissues of the body
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Circulations
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the continuous motion by which the blood travels through all parts of the body under the action of the heart.
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Heart
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a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation.
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Nutrients
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substance that provides nourishment essential for growth and the maintenance of life
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Oxygen
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Something you need to breath in or you will die!
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Valve
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A device for controlling the passage of fluid through a pipe or duct.
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Vein
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any of the tubes forming part of the blood circulation system of the body, carrying in most cases oxygen-depleted blood toward the heart.
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Ventricles
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A hollow part or cavity in an organ, in particular
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Waste
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material that is not wanted
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