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14 Cards in this Set
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Heart |
Hollow muscular organ that pumps blood throughout the body |
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Arteries |
Large blood vessels that carries blood away from the heart to the tissue of the body |
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Veins |
Blood vessels that carries blood from the body back to the heart |
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Integumentary System |
Protects the body from various kinds of damage |
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Circulatory System |
Circulates blood and lymph through the body |
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Nervous System |
The network of nerve cells and fibers that transmits nerve impulses between parts of the body |
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Endocrine System |
Collection of glands that produce hormones that regulate metabolism growth and development, tissue functions, sexual functions, reproduction, sleep and mood, among other things |
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Respiratory System |
Breathing, you deliver oxygen to the body and take away CO2 |
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Muscular System |
Consisting of skeletal smooth and cardiac muscles, permit movement |
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Population Density |
The number of individuals per unit area |
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Age structure |
The number of males and females of each age in a population |
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Logistic Growth |
Occurs when population growth slows and then stops after a period of exponential growth had occurred |
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Limiting Factor |
A factor that controls the growth of a population |
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Density-dependent limiting factor |
Operate strongly when the number of individuals per unit area reaches a certain point |
