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Biology 6.1 - 6.3
Biology- God's Living Creation Chapter 6 Chapter Checkup
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what does the cranial cavity contain | the brain, and the spinal cavity holds the spinal cord |
| spinal cavity | holds the spinal cord |
| thoracic cavity - chest area | contains the heart, lungs, esophagus windpipe, thymus gland, and aorta |
| abdominal cavity | contains the liver, stomach, pancreas, spleen, kidneys, urinary bladder, small and large intestine, and the reproductive organs |
| visceral organs | all of the soft, internal organs within the thoracic and abdominal cavities |
| system | a group of structures which function together as a unit to perform a definite job for the body |
| alimentary canal | a 20 foot long tube that leads from the mouth to the anus |
| hormones | they are chemical "messengers" that give certain organs the message to slow down or to speed up |
| hormones are secreted into the bloodstream by theses | endocrine glands |
| uterus | the development of the child takes place in this muscular organ in the mother;s abdomen before birth |
| tissue | a group of similar cells which work together to accomplish the task of an organ |
| interstitial fluid | the area surrounding and between tissues |
| matrix | the material surrounding cells |
| vestigial | parts of the body that have no purpose |
| gestation | the thirty-eight to forty-week period of development before birth |
| amniotic sac | the membrane in which the child is protected by during gestation |
| placena | the materials need for the growth period are provided from the mother by means of a sac of blood vessels |
| umbilical cord | by the means of three vessels is what the placenta attaches to the developing child |
| abortion | refers to the death of a developing child by natural or artificial means |