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| which system is involved in food processing |
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| what is mechanical digestion |
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| what does the body make to facilitate chemical digestion |
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| mechanical digestion/amylase digests starch |
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| digestion that occurs in the mouth |
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| the common passageway for food & air |
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| keeps food out of the trachea |
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| opening in trachea/covered by epiglottis/closed by vocal cords |
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| tube leading from mouth to stomach |
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| where are rugae found/what do they do |
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| 3 regions of the small intestine |
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| ascending, transverse, descending, sigmoid |
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| where is the appendix located |
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| large intestine/lower right abdomen |
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| what does the appendix do |
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| literal meaning of stomach |
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| literal meaning of small intestine |
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| literal meaning of pancreas |
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| literal meaning of gall bladder |
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| where is the gastroesophageal valve located |
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| where is the pyloric valve located |
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| stomach to small intestine |
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| where is the ilocecal valve located |
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| small intestine to large intestine |
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| what does protease digest |
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| how do sinuses benefit the body |
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| how do cilia benefit the lungs |
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| continuously clears mucus |
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| the bulbous structure at the top of the trachea |
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| functional units where oxygen enters blood & carbon dioxide exits |
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| which vein has oxygenated blood |
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| which artery has deoxygenated blood |
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| system that secretes hormones/control/regulation |
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| literal meaning of thyroid |
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| gland attached to the brain |
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| necessary for proper thyroid function |
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| 2 hormones secreted by the pancreas |
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| affects glucose & mineral levels |
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| 2 hormones secreted by the adrenals |
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| adrenaline & noradrenaline |
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| fluid that circulates throughout the body |
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| lymphatic vessels are squeezed by surrounding muscle movements |
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| where is the thymus gland |
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| what matures in the thymus gland |
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| what 3 things compose the axial skeleton |
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| skull, vertebral column, rib cage |
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| what 4 things compose the appendicular skeleton |
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| arms, legs, pelvis, shoulder girdle |
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| which type of joint is freely movable |
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| 3 regions of the integument |
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| epidermis, dermis, hypodermis |
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| is skeletal muscle type voluntary |
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| is cardiac muscle type voluntary |
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| is smooth muscle type voluntary |
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| where is skeletal muscle located |
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| where is cardiac muscle located |
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| where is smooth muscle located |
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| 2 divisions of the nervous system |
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| 2 organs of the central nervous system |
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| network of nerves & blood vessels that come together in the body |
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| difference between gray matter & white matter |
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gray: neuron body cells
white: nerve fibers |
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| outer layer of the eye that protects and helps it focus light |
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| the colored part of the eye that surrounds the pupil |
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| outer part of the ear that collects sound waves |
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| located in the region of the ear |
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| tastes sensed by the tongue |
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| sweet, salty, bitter, sour |
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| renal cortex & renal medulla |
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| filters blood & removes waste in the kidneys |
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| tubes from kidney leading to the bladder |
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| when does conception occur |
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| when a sperm fertilizes an egg |
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| why do humans not have polyspermy |
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| due to a blocking system that ensures only 1 sperm fertilizes an egg |
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| literal meaning of zygote |
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| what are monozygotic twins |
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| cells formed early in embryonic development |
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| an outer layer folds inward to form a pocket or tube |
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| ectoderm, mesoderm, endoderm |
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| what is the gestation period |
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| soft spots on baby's head |
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| how long does the embryonic period last |
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| how long does the fetal period last |
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| what are windows for learning |
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| transitional period from childhood to adulthood |
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| what are male secondary sex characteristics |
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| body shape, voice, muscle |
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| what are female secondary sex characteristics |
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| body hair growth, breast development |
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| factors for premature babies |
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| multiple births, teen mothers, malnourishment |
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| a substance that lowers the surface tension of a liquid |
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| treats certain cancers & reduces nausea |
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| treatment where eggs are surgically removed from woman's ovaries |
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| produces sperm & male hormones |
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| what is formed in the seminiferous tubules |
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| why is the scrotum external |
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| to keep the testicles at a slightly lower temperature than core body temperature |
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| where does the vas deferens lead |
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| what is the function of the urethra |
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| seminal vesicles, prostate gland, bulbourethral glands |
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| what does the seminal vesicle do |
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| what does the prostate gland do |
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| mucous, hormones, fructose, sperm |
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| eggs at various stages of development |
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| what do follicle cells do |
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| nourish the developing egg & produce hormones |
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| what do fallopian tubes do |
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| transports eggs from the ovaries to the uterus |
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| 2 other terms for fallopian tubes |
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| what does the Graafian follicle contain |
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| endometrium, myometrium, epimetrium |
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| where are mammary glands located |
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| on the chest wall of females & males |
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| why do humans have 2 mammary glands |
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| evolutionary adaptation to feed 1 or 2 children at a time |
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| what is asexual reproduction |
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