Human Systems: Digestive & Circulatory
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| digestive system | system that breaks down food into soluble nutrients that can be absorbed into the bloodstream
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| digestive tract | a tube in which food travels through the body
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| accessory organs | produce digestive juices that are released into the digestive tract; pancreas, gallbladder, liver
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| physical digestion | food is broken down into smaller pieces by food is broken down by chewing and by the action of the muscles in the digestive tract
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| chemical digestion | food is broken down by enzymes and nutrients are released to be used by the cells
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| enzymes | chemicals that break down food
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| feces | solid waste material
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| circulatory system | system responsible for transporting nutrients, water, and oxygen to the cells and carrying away wastes
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| blood | liquid tissue containing plasma, red and white blood cells, and platelets
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| plasma | liquid part of the blood that carries dissolved nutrients, wastes, and hormones
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| red blood cells | contain hemoglobin
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| hemoglobin | a chemical pigment that carries the oxygen to the cells
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| white blood cells | fight infection
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| platelets | cause clotting (stop bleeding)
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| blood vessels | a network of tubes through which blood flows
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| arteries | carry blood away from the heart
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| veins | return blood to the heart
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| capillaries | connect arteries and veins; where blood and cells exchange materials
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| lymph | watery part of blood that is in the tissue surrounding the capillaries
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| lymph vessels | where lymph is collected and returned to the blood vessels
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