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14 Cards in this Set
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RESPONSIVENESS
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Ability of an organism to sense, monitor, and respond to changes in its environment
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CONDUCTIVITY
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Capacity of living cells to transmit a wave of excitation from one point to another within the body
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GROWTH
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Organized increase in size and number of cells that increase size of individual, organ, or part
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RESPIRATION
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Exchange of respiratory gases between an organism and its environment
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DIGESTION
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Process by which complex food products are broken down to be absorbed and used by individual body cells
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ABSORPTION
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Movement of molecules through a membrane and into the body fluids for transport to cells for use
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SECRETION
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Production and release of important substances for diverse body functions
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EXCRETION
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Removal of waste products
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CIRCULATION
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Movement of body fluids containing many substances from one body area to another in a continuous, circular route
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REPRODUCTION
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Formation of new individual offspring
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ANTEBRACHIAL
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Forearm
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ANTECUBITAL
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Depressed area just in front of elbow
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CRURAL
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Leg
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SURAL
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Calf
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