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83 Cards in this Set
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these are used for chewing food
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teeth
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hole through which faeces pass out of the body
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anus
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fingerlike projections of small intestine
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villi
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Hydrochloric ____ is made in the stomach
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acid
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fluid in mouth
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saliva
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organ at back of mouth where both food and air may pass
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Trachea
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bladder that stores bile
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gall bladder
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jelly-like substance in the middle of long bones
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marrow
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scientific name for skull
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cranium
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scientific name for breastbone
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sternum
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medical name for kneecap
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patella
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attaches bone to bone
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ligament
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scientific name for upper leg bone
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femur
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attaches muscle to bone
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tendon
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medical name for collarbone
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clavical
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voicebox
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larynx
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The nose cavity is the _____ cavity.
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Nasal
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Carbon _______ Gas.
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Dioxide
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The brain ____ controls breathing.
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stem
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breathing in
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inhalation
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large tube to each lung
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Bronchus
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Gas needed for respiration
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Oxygen
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breathing out
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exhalation
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air sac
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alveolous
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wind pipe
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trachea
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liquid part of blood
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plasma
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blood vessel that transports blood back to the heart
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vein
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blood pump
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heart
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smallest blood vessel
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capillary
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blood vessel that transports blood away from the heart
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artery
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type of blood cell that clots blood
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Platelet
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type of blood cell that fights infection
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white
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Name 4 tissues.
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Bone, muscle, blood, and nerve
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Name 3 systems.
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Digestive system, respiratory system, reproductive system
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Name 5 organs.
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Heart, eye, lung, brain, and skin.
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Name 3 organisms.
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Human, dog, and worm
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What combines to form tissues? organs? systems? Organisms?
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Cells, tissues, organs, and systems.
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What 2 organs are used for breathing?
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lungs
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How many lungs does a healthy person have?
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2
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Name the gas needed by humans.
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Oxygen
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Name the 3 products that the lungs remove.
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Carbon Dioxide, Water Vapor, and heat.
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process used to make energy in living organisms
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Respiration
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plant process using sunlight to make sugar
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Photosynthesis
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green pigment in plants
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Chlorophyll
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Only plant cells have a cell ____.
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wall
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jellylike substance inside cells.
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cytoplasm
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smallest building block of living organisms
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cell
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group of organs with the same function.
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System
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type of sugar made in photosynthesis
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Glucose
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Both plant and animal cells have a cell ________.
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membrane
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group of tissues with a similiar function.
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Organ
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part of the plant where photosynthesis takes place
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leaf
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control center of a cell
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nucleus
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organelle containing chlorophyll.
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chloroplasts
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______ __ ___ ___ ____ is not a function of the immune system.
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Production of red blood cells.
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An _______ is any foreign substance that does not normally occur in the body.
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antigen
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Once you have chicken pox, it is unlikely that you will have this disease again because of _____ _ ____.
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Memory B Cells
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_____ ________ results from acquiring antibodies from someone else.
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Passive Immunity
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structures that carry out functions for an individual cell
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organelle
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The most obvious structure within the cell is the _______. It stores _______ ________. The nucleus is surrounded by a two-layered ___ ____. _____ act as pathways through which materials can flow between the nucleus and the rest of the cell.
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nucleus, genetic information, nuclear membrane, pores
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_______ are not surrounded by membranes. Ribosomes are formed from _____ and ______ material packed together within the nucleus.
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Ribosomes, proteins, genetic
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The ________ _____ is a system of membranes and sacs that act like a highway along which molecules can move from one part of the cell to another. They make large amounts of ______. They also maintain ____ _____ or break down ____ ________ in liver cells.
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Endoplasmic reticulum, proteins, muscle cells, and toxic substances
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this organelle is also a system of membranes; modifies and refines the protein
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Golgi Appartis
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the sites of chemical reactants that transfer energy
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Mitochondria
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these organelles act like the cell's digestive system
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lysosomes
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Lysosomes are common in cells of ____ and _____ but rare in _____ cells.
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Animal, Fungi, Plant
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controls how substances pass into and out of cells
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Cell Membrane
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Makes the cell rigid and protects it from harm.
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Cell Wall
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fluid filled organelle that stores enzymes and wastes
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Vacuole
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surrounded by 2 membranes and contain genetic material
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Plastids
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Complete metamorphisis includes 4 basic stages: ___, _____ or ___________, ____, and _____. Early forms of the insect look quite different from the adult form.
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Egg, Larva or Caterpillar, Pupa, and Adult
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a nymph hatches from an egg and gradually grows into an adult
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Incomplete Metamorphosis
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Seed plants go through a cycle of growth and developement. Plants alternate between 2 stages. During the ________ stage, the plant produces spores that are released to grow into new plants. During the ____ stage, the plant produces sex cells that can join with other sex cells to produce fertilized eggs. A fertilized egg may grow into a new ______.
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Sporophyte, Gametophyte, Sprorphyte
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In a chemical equation, the substances written to the left of the arrows are ______.The substances to the right of the arrow are ________.
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reactants, products.
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During cellular respiration, organisms produce ____ ______ and _____.
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carbon dioxide and water
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Both plants and animals use the energy stored in food to ___ ______ ______ ____. They release this energy through a process known as ______ ______.
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run activities within cells
cellular respiration |
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The ______ _____ is responsible for transporting materials to and from the cells of the body.
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circulatory system
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What makes up blood?
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Water, plasma, cells, and cell parts.
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The nutrients that are passed between cells and blood are exchanged by the ______ _______.
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Digestive system
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A long tube that connects the mouth to the stomach.
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Esophagus
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The human skeletal system is made up of ___ bones.
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206
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when a person is lacking vitamin C
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Scurvy
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connot be transmitted from 1 person to another.
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Noncommunicable Disease
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