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26 Cards in this Set
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Joints |
Hold bones together |
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206 |
There are 206 bones in the body |
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Femur |
Largest bone in the body |
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Tendons |
The conective tissue that attaches bone to muscle |
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Spinal cord |
Surrounded by your back bone that relays impulses from the brain to different parts of the body |
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Nerve |
Bundle of cells the conduct electrical signals throughout the body |
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Cerebrum |
Part of brain that controls your senses, and voluntary movement |
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Cells |
The basic unit of all living things |
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Nutrients |
What our body needs for our organs to function properly |
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Nervous system |
Gathers information about the body is internal and environment and responds to that information |
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The main organs involved in digestion |
-stomach -pancreas -small intestine -liver -gall bladder |
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Digestion begins |
In the mouth |
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Type 2 diabetes |
A disease characterized by high levels of sugar in the blood |
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Three types of muscles in our body |
(1) smooth- found in internal organs including stomach and intestines (2) cardiac- found in the heart (3) skeletal- found in the bones |
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What causes body movement |
When muscles contract and pull on bone |
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To avoid constipation one should- |
- eat more fiber fruits vegetables - drink more water |
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Circulatory system |
System made up of heart blood and blood vessels |
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Heart attack |
Blood supply to heart is reduced, injured heart muscles |
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Blood |
Tissues made up of liquid, cells, and cell parts |
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Plasma |
Carries nutrients, wastes, and hormones to body |
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Arteries |
Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart |
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Respiratory system |
System that brings oxygen to the body |
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Lung cancer |
Cancer that destroys lung tissue, may be prevented by not smoking |
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Veins |
Vessels that return blood to the heart |
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Lungs |
Large sponge like organs in which oxygen is passed |
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Asthma |
An allergic reaction response in which the airway is constricted |
