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27 Cards in this Set
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Where you grew up inside your mother's body |
Womb |
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Functions as your kidneys lungs and intestines |
Placenta |
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Lifeline transported oxygen and nutrients from mothers blood to your own |
Umbilical cord |
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Basic unit of your body |
Cell |
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3 parts of a cell |
Cell membrane, cytoplasm, nucleus |
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The production manager-hold molecules of DNA |
Chromotin |
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Blueprints which contain all of the information necessary to build a new cell |
DNA |
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Security guard-supervise substances entering and exiting the cell |
Cell membrane |
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Found in the cytoplasm. Helps produce materials needed by the cell |
Organelles |
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The control center of the cell. Decides what goes in the cell, who does it and when |
Nucleus |
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Chemical messengers in the body that encourage certain cells to work more and others to work less |
Hormones |
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The system that controls the production and distribution of chemical messengers |
Endocrine system |
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The gland that secretes thyroxine which controls the rate of chemical reactions in your body |
Thyroid gland |
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The gland which controls the other glands and releases growth hormones which causes your body to grow |
Pituitary gland |
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Glands which help you react quickly in an emergency |
Adrenal glands |
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The gland that serves as your body's alarm clock |
Pineal gland |
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Glands found in your pancreas that helps your body maintain the proper level of blood sugar |
Islets of langerhans |
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The glands that make reproduction possible |
Gonads |
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Movements that were learned |
Motor skills |
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Fibers of chromatin become tightly coiled strands called what |
Chromosomes |
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Groups of similar cells form what |
Tissue |
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Similar tissues are grouped together to form what |
Organs |
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Groups of organs performing similar tasks make up body _______ |
Systems |
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What hormone controls the rates of certain chemical reactions in your body |
Thyroxine |
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The process which converts food to energy |
Metabolism |
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Hormone which help maintain proper levels of glucose in the blood |
Insulin and glucagon |
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What disease is caused by a deficiency of insulin |
Diabetes |
