Human Body Systems
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blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart | arteries
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blood vessels that carry blood toward the heart | veins
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tiny air sacs that exchange carbon dioxide for oxygen | alveoli
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the large artery that carries oxygen-rich blood away from the heart | aorta
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the large artery that carries oxygen-poor blood away from the heart to the lungs | pulmonary artery
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the large vein that bring oxygen-rich blood toward the heart from the lungs | pulmonary vein
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these tiny blood vessels connect arteries to veins | capillaries
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the network of blood vessels that carry blood from the heart to the body cells and from the body back to the heart | Systemic Circulation
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network of arteries and veins that supply all the cells of the heart blood | Coronary Circulation
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network of blood vessels that carry blood back and forth from the heart to the lung; exchanges oxygen-poor blood for oxygen-rich blood | Pulmonary Circulation
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the waste product created during cellular respiration | carbon dioxide
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tiny hairlike structures that line the respiratory system to keep foreign objects from entering the pathway | cilia
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tubelike passageway at the top of the throat that receives air, food, and liquids from the mouth or nose | pharynx
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flap of tissue that keeps food and liquids from entering the respiratory system | epiglottis
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these folds of tissue vibrate to make sound as air passes over them-vocal cards | larynx
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largest vein in your body that returns blood from the lower part of your body to your heart | inferior vena cava
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microscopic air sacs found at the end of the bronchioles where the exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen take place | alveoli
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large muscle that contracts and relaxes and moves air in and out of the lungs | diaphragm
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the trachea branches into two narrower tubes called | bronchi
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Made from capillaries and larger blood vessels that join and form veins | venules
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the mechanical and chemical breakdown of food that your body can absorb and use | digestion
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physical breakdown of food into smaller pieces through mashing, chewing, and grinding food | mechanical digestion
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chemical reactions break down foods into small molecules | chemical digestion
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Proteins that speed up the rate of chemical reaction during digestion | enzymes
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enzyme that breaks down proteins | pepsin and papain
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enzyme that breaks down fats | lipase
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waves of contraction that move food through the digestive system | peristalsis
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the first part of the small intestines that digest carbohydrates, fats, nucleic acids, and proteins | duodenum
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enzyme produced in the pancreas that breaks down carbohydrates and neutralize stomach acids | amylase
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stores bile until it is needed | gall bladder
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produces bile the break down fats | liver
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substances that breaks down fats; made in the liver | bile
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produces amylase that breaks down carbohydrates | pancreas
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collected in the duodenum to be used by the body | carbohydrates, nucleic acids, fats, and proteins
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oxygen-poor blood from the body enters heart | right atrium
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oxygen-poor blood leave the right ventricle to go to the lungs | pulmonary artery
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oxygen-rich blood enters the heart | pulmonary vein
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oxygen-rich blood enters the heart through the pulmonary vein | left atrium
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oxygen-rich blood leaves the left atrium to go | left ventricle
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enzyme that breaks down fat | bile
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stores excess bile and recycles it | gall bladder
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secretes enzymes to aid in digestion | pancreas
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breaks down proteins into amino acids | pepsin and papain
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makes bile to aid in digestion | liver
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absorption of nutrients inside the small intestine s wall through the bloodstream using these finger-like structures | villi
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absorbs remaining nutrients and water | large intestine
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enzyme that breaks down carbohydreates | amylase
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amylase is made in this organ | pancreas
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chemical enzymes that break down bonds in food. Begins chemical digestion in the mouth | saliva
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substance found in stomach to chemically digest food | hydrochloric acid
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semi-digested food that leaves the stomach and enters the first part of the small intestines (duodenum) | Chyme
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