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GS Mod 15
Apologia Exploring Creation with General Science Module 15
Question | Answer |
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Lymphatic system | Removes excess fluid from your body's tissues and returns it to the bloodstream |
Gland | A group of cells that prepare and release a chemical for use by the body |
Lymphocytes | White blood cells found in the lymph system |
B-cells | Lymphocytes that produce antibodies that attack specific disease-causing microorganisms |
T-cells | Lymphocytes that attack microorganisms directly |
Vaccine | A weakened or inactive version of a pathogen that stimulates the body's production of anti-bodies that can destroy the pathogen |
Urinary system | Controls the amount of water you retain, as well as the levels of the many substances in that water |
Renal artery | Brings blood into the kidney |
Nephron | Filters the blood while in the kidney |
Renal Vein | Takes blood back to the heart from the kidney |
Renal pelvis | Area through which excess water and chemicals that were not reabsorbed into the blood flow out of the kidney |
Bladder | Where the urine is held |
Urethra | Where the urine leaves the body |
Hormone | A chemical messenger released into the bloodstream that sends signals to distant cells, causing them to change their behavior in specific ways |
Hypothalamus | One of the main regulators of the endocrine system. It controls the pituitary gland. |
Pituitary gland | Referred to as the "master endocrine gland" because the hormones that makes it and sends into the bloodstream control many other endocrine glands |
Thyroid gland | Primarily affects the basal metabolic rate |
Parathyroid gland | Regulates the level of calcium in the body |
Thymus gland | Releases a hormone which stimulates the development of the white blood cells (T-cells) |
Adrenal gland | Produces coritsol, which causes the liver to release more glucose so that there is plenty of energy available to the body |
Pancreas | Produces insulin that enables glucose to enter the cells so that it can be burned |