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immune/endocrine system

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system works with nervous system to corrdinate and regulate body   endocrine system  
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substances secreted by cells and act to regulate activities of other cells   hormones  
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do the work of the endocrine system   hormones  
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organs that release hormones are called   endocrine glands  
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male hormone that governs changes in boys as they mature   testosterone  
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in girls, cuases normal growth of body hair   testosterone  
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female hormones that govern changes in girls   estrogen and progeterone  
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in boys helps to keep body fat at a safe level   estrogen and progeterone  
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main hormone that promotes growth in children   HGH  
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made by the pituitary gland   HGH  
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edrenaline   epinephrine  
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one of the hormones released by body in times of stress (fight or flight response)   epinephrine  
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defends body against disease   immune system  
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cells of the immune system move around body in fluids of the )_____systems   circulatory/lymphatic systems  
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a networks of vessels that pick up fluid called lymph that leaks through blood vessels and fills spaces around the body's cells   lymphatic system  
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clear yellowish fluid that is made up of water nutrients and WBC   lymph  
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small bean shaped masses that can be found along the lymphatic vessels   lymph nodes  
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hold many lymphocytes   lymph nodes  
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WBC that destroy bacteria, viruses, and dead/damaged cells   lyhmphocytes  
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masses of lymph tissue found in the throat   tonsils  
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serves as a filtering station for blood particles that should not be there   spleen  
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main place where blood cells form   bone marrow  
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cancer of the tissues that make WBC   leukemia  
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main job is to defend body against disease   WBC  
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5 types of WBC   neutrophils, monocytes, eosinophils, basophils, lymphocytes  
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engulf/destroy bacteria and release enzymes that kill bacteria   neutrophils  
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enfulf/digest damaged body cells and disease causing agents   monocytes  
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attack to parasites and release substances to kill them   eosinophils  
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function in an allergice reaction, releasing histamine   basophils  
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attacks/destroys particles that carry antigens   lymphocytes  
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blood cells develop into ____________.   antibody forming plasma cells  
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cells attack cells that have been_________   infected by a virus  
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coating of the cell and virus that has in identifying proteins   antigens  
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proteins the immune system makes in response to specific antigens   antibodies  
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