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| Converts food into small molecules that can be used by the cells of the body |
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| Act of putting food into your mouth |
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| Process of transferring water and nutrients from food in the large intestine |
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| Process of feces passing through the rectum and is eliminated from the body through the anus |
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| Breaks down starches into disaccharides in the mouth |
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| Breaks down proteins into large peptides in the stomach |
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| Continues the breakdown of starches in the small intestine |
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| Breaks down fats in the small intestine |
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| The amount of time for all undigested matter to be eliminated from the body |
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| Process of picking up oxygen from the air we inhale and release carbon dioxide as we exhale |
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| Long tube that air follows to get to your lungs from your mouth |
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| Covers the trachea so we don't choke on our food |
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| Another name for the vocal chords |
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| The trachea splits into these which lead to the lungs and bronchioles |
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| Tiny air sacs in the lungs |
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| Places where the lungs exchange air into the circulatory system |
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| Fingerlike projections in the intestines that absorb nutrients into the blood |
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| Process where oxygen diffuses from the air in the alveoli into the blood, and carbon dioxide diffuses from the blood back into the alveoli |
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| Area in the brain that controls the regulation of oxygen levels and signals muscles to increase or decrease breathing |
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| Process for transporting nutrients, oxygen, carbon dioxide, hormones, and blood cells to and from the body |
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| Largest main artery of the circulatory system |
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| Blood vessels that carry blood from the upper and lower parts of the body |
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| Separates the left and right sides of the heart |
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| Pulmonary Arteries and Veins |
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| Blood vessels that carry blood to and from the lungs |
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| Left and right atrium and left and right ventricle |
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| Structures that keep the blood from flowing backwards in the heart |
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| Process that collects information about the internal and external environment, process that information, and respond to it |
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| Peripheral Nervous System |
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| Network of nerves that extend throughout the body |
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| Conduct impulses in the nervous system |
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| Protect and support impulse transportation |
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| Receive impulses from other neurons |
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| Carries impulses away from the neuron |
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| Membranes in the brain that protect it |
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| Connects the spinal cord to the brain and conducts many survival functions |
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| Coordinates muscle activities, balance, and posture |
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| All other voluntary and conscious activities, sensations, and emotions |
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| Excrete wastes, water, salt, and acid from the blood |
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| Process of maintaining a relatively constant internal environment despite changes in the external environment |
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| Begins mechanical digestion |
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| Excretes urine from the body |
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| Protect the body by engulfing foreign cells and producing antibodies |
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