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nervous system |
your nervous system receives and sends electrical messages throughout your body |
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digestive system |
breaks down the food you eat into nutrients that your body can absorb |
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lymphatic system |
returns leaked fluids to blood vessels and helps get rid of bacteria and viruses |
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endocrine system |
your glands send out chemical messages ovaries and testes are part of this sytems |
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pulmonary circulation |
the flow of blood from the heart to the lungs and to the heart trough the pulmonary, arteries, capillaries and viens |
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systemic curculation |
the flow of blood from the heart to all parts of the body back to the heart and back |
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arteries |
a blood vessel that carries blood away from the body organs |
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atria |
upper chambers of the heart |
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compact bone |
a sponge like substance found in bone marrow |
