Digestive and Urinary System
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| Liver | A large reddish brown organ that helps with digestion
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| Constipation | When body doesn't get enough water, fiber or exercise
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| Anus | Opening where feces pass
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| Digestive Tract | A series of tubelike organ that are joined together end to end that help digest food. It includes: the mouth, throat, esophagus, stomach, small and large intestine, rectum, and anus.
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| Peristalsis | A muscle that forces food into the stomach
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| Gastric Ulcer | Open sore in stomach
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| Saliva | A liquid that mixes with food as you chew it
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| Enamel | The hardest material in your body, outermost layer of teeth
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| Premolars | Teeth that are perfect for mashing food
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| Chemical Digestion | When food is digested by being broken down by chemicals
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| Incisors | Teeth in front of mouth, used for shredding food
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| Enzymes | Special substances that break nutrients into smaller particals
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| Colon Cancer | Disease that can cause death, when colon cells divide uncontrollably and a tumor forms
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| Canines | Teeth in the front of mouth, used for shredding food
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| Molars | Teeth in back of the mouth, used for grinding food
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| Digestive System | A group of organs working together to digest food, so it can be used by the body
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| Esophagus | Tube that leads to stomach, food travels down it while being pushed by peristalsis
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| Mechanical Digestion | The breaking, crushing, and mashing of food
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| Sphincters | Bands of muscle
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| Heartburn | When stomach is blocked off at either end by bands of muscle called sphincters
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| Diarrhea | When bowel movements are frequent and watery
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| Gallbladder | Small baglike organ that breaks up large fat
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| Rectum | The last section of the large intestine that stores feces until they can be expelled
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| Feces/Stool | Liquid made by the large intestine
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| Urinary System | A system that removes waste products from your blood
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| Excretion | Term used when substances must pass through a membrane in order to leave the body
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| Kidney | Pair of bean shaped organs that contently clean and filter blood, produce urine
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| Nephrons | Microscopic filters inside a kidney, filter blood, more than 1 million in a kidney
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| Hormones | A balance of fluids that is controlled by chemical messengers
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| Sweat and Thirst | When you get hot, you loose more water and it cools you down, salivary glands produce less saliva, one of the reasons you feel thirsty
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| Antidiuretic Hormone | When a hormone is released when you are thirsty, it signals the kidneys to take back water from the nephrons and return it to the blood stream, making it less urine
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| Diuretics | Caffeine and other beverages that make you have more urine and it decreases the amount of water in your blood, makes you have to go to the bathroom more often
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| Bacterial Infections | When bacteria gets into the bladder and ureters and causes painful infections, can spread to the kidneys if not treated early and can lead to permanent damage in the nephrons
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| Kidney Stones | When salts and waste collect inside kidneys, they interfere with urine flow and cause pain
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| Kidney Disease | Damage in nephrons, prevent normal kidney function
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| Ureter | Lets urine out
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| Ureter | Carries urine to bladder
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| Urine | Pee
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| Kidney Transplant | When kidneys do not work properly and you have to get them removed and install new ones
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| Bladder | Stores urine
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