Health Vocabulary

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Senses

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a faculty by which the body perceives an external stimulus; one of the faculties of sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch

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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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perceive or experience the flavor of

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Touch

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come so close to (an object) as to be or come into contact

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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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perceive with the ear the sound made by (someone or something)

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Abdomen

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the part of the body of a vertebrate containing the digestive organs; the belly. In humans and other mammals, it is contained bounded by the diaphragm and the pelvis.

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Biceps

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the large muscle in the upper arm that turns the hand to face palm uppermost and flexes the arm and forearm

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Deltoids

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each of the three parts of a deltoid muscle, attached at the front, side, and rear of the

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Flex

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bend (a limb or joint)

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Muscles

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a band or bundle of fibrous tissue in a human or animal body that has the ability to contract, producing movement in or maintaining the position of parts of the

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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 (mainly that which has been oxygenated) is conveyed from the heart to all parts of the body

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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. The right atrium receives deoxygenated blood from the veins of the body; the left atrium receives oxygenated blood from the pulmonary vein.

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Beat

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a pulsation of the heart

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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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Circulation

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movement to and fro or around something, esp. that of fluid in a closed system

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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. In vertebrates there may be up to four chambers (as in humans), with two atria and two ventricles.

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Nutrients

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a substance that provides nourishment essential for growth and the maintenance of life

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Oxygen

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a colorless, odorless reactive gas, the chemical element of atomic number 8 and the life-supporting component of the air. Oxygen forms about 20 percent of the earth's atmosphere, and is the most abundant element in the earth's crust, mainly in the form of oxides, silicates, and carbonates

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Valve

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Valvea membranous fold in a hollow organ or tubular structure, such as a blood vessel or the digestive tract, that maintains the flow

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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; the unusable remains or byproducts of something