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list the levels of organization in order
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chemical, cellular, tissue, organ, organ system, organismal
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basic function of lymphatic
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picks up fluid leaked from blood vessels and returns it to the blood; involved in immunity
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basic function of endocrine
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system that controls and coordinates the body through hormones
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basic function of muscular
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skeletal muscles; attachment to bones and facial skin causes movements
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basic function of reproduction
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produce offspring; works closely with the endocrine system (ovary is part of reproductive and endocrine
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basic function of integumentary
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covers the external body surface; synthesizes vitamin D, excretes urea and uric acid; regulates body temperature
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basic function of digestive
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breaks down food and delivers the products to the blood for dispersal to body cells
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basic function of respiratory
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keeps blood supplied with oxygen and removes carbon dioxide; the gaseous exchanges occur through the walls of the air sacs of the lungs
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basic function of urinary
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filters the blood and removes metabolic wastes from the body
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describe enzymes
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Enzymes act as biological catalysts; increase reaction rates; don’t change, are reusable, very specific, end in –ase; in their absence biomedical reactions cease; are essential to every reaction; are destroyed at high temperatures; are globular protein; and are required in small amounts.
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