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13 Cards in this Set
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What is the process by which your body breaks down food?
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Digestion
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what are the 3 main functions of the digestive system?
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-breaks down food body can use
-the molecules are absorbed into the blood -wastes are eliminated from the body |
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what are the three mains parts of the skeletal system?
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bones
cartilage joints |
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how many bones are in the adult body?
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206
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What is a joint?
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a place where two bones connect
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what are the four main types of joints in the skeletal system?
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pivot joint
saddle joint ball and socket joint hinge joint |
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what two systems work together to allow movement of the body?
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Muscular and Reproductive
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what are the four ways kidneys help maintain homeostasis?
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removes wastes
maintains blood pH regulates water content produces and eliminates urine |
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what are the four main organs of the excretory system?
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kidneys
ureters urinary bladder urethra |
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what are the 5 different parts that make up the lymphatic system?
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lymph nodes
lymph vessels thymus gland tonsils SPLEEN |
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what are the different types of muscle tissue and where are they found?
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skeletal-attached to bones
smooth-stomach, blood vessels, intestines cardiac--heart only |
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what is the function of B cells?
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provides protection against disease in body fluid
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what is the function of T cells?
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provides defense against disease inside living cells
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