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| similar cells grouped together |
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| collections of different tissues working together |
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| groups of organs working together |
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| heart, blood and blood vessels- such as arteries, veins and capillaries |
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| lymph, vessels, and nodes that carry out a clear fluid called lymph |
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brings food into the body and breaks it down so that it can enter the bloodstream
mouth, stomach, and intestines |
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composed of glands- sends chemical messages called hormones into the blood
thyroid, adrenal, and pituitary |
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| female and male reproductive system |
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produces cells (eggs and sperm) to join to form the embryo, which develops in the uterus of the female
male (testes) and female (ovaries) |
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| muscles, bones, joints, cartilage |
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| carries electrical messages to and from the brain and spinal cord |
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controls breathing
trachea (windpipe), bronchial tubes and lungs |
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| skin and sense organ systems |
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| a layer of sensitive receptor tissue in the back of the eye |
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produces urine and sends it out of the body through the
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| located in the head and surrounded by the skull. contains the brain and other organs such as the pituitary gland |
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chest cavity. surrounded by the breastbone and ribs.
-lungs, heart, windpipe (trachea) and bronchial tubes |
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| double membrane around the lungs |
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| space between pleural membranes |
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| large area between the lungs |
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| the organs inside the mediastium |
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| heart, esophagus, trachea, and bronchial tubes |
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| space below the thoracic cavity |
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| muscle that separates the abdominal and thoracic cavities |
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| the organs in the abdomen |
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| stomach, liver, gallbladder, small & large intestines |
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| the organs in the abdomen covered by a double membrane |
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| the major organs located in the pelvic cavity |
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| urinary bladder, ureters, urethra, rectum, anus, uterus |
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| tubes from the kidneys to the bladder |
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| tube from the bladder to the outside of the body |
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| nourishes the developing embryo and fetus in females |
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| long row of bones from the neck to the tailbone |
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| each bone in the spinal column |
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| a piece of flexible connective tissue, lies between each back bone |
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| cushion between the bones |
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vertical plane that divides the body into from and back portions
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| vertical plane that divides the body or organ into left and right sides |
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| divides the body vertically into right and left halves |
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| horizontal plane that divides the body or organ into upper and lower portions, as in a cross section. |
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| Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) |
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| magnetic waves are used instead of X-ray to create images |
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| bronchial tubes (leading from the windpipe to the lungs) |
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| neck or neck of the cervix of the uterus |
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| pelvis (bones of the hip) |
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| sacrum (5 fused bones in lower back) |
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