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BODY SYSTEMS 101
ANATOMY AND FUNCTIONS OF THE SYSTEMS
Term | Definition |
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ATRIUM | UPPER CHAMBERS OF THE HEART |
VENTRICLE | LOWER CHAMBER OF THE HEART |
PLASMA | CLEAR, LIQUID PART OF BLOOD |
LARYNX | VOICE BOX |
CELL | SMALLEST UNIT THAT CAN PERFORM A LIFE FUNCTION |
VILLI | TINY FINGER LIKE PROJECTIONS IN SMALL INTESTINES |
LIVER | ORGAN THAT FILTERS POISONS OUT OF THE BLOOD |
FIXED | TYPE OF JOINT WITH NO MOVEMENT |
HEART | MAIN ORGAN OF THE CIRC. SYSTEM |
LUNGS | MAIN ORGAN OF THE RESP. SYSTEM |
JOINT | PLACE WHERE 2 BONES MEET |
ALVEOLI | TINY AIR SACS IN LUNGS THAT MAKE AIR EXCHANGE |
MOUTH | AREA THAT HOLDS THE TEETH, TONGUE, AND SALIVA |
VEINS | BLOOD VESSELS THAT GO BACK TO HEART |
WBC | PART OF BLOOD THAT FIGHTS INFECTIONS |
SALIVA | LIQUID RELEASED IN MOUTH TO MOISTEN THE FOOD |
HOMEOSTASIS | PROCESS OF THE BODY KEEPING INTERNAL BALANCE |
TENDON | CONNECTIVE TISSUE THAT CONNECTS BONES TO MUSCLES |
FUNCTION | JOB OR DUTY OF AN ORGAN OR BODY PART |
ORGAN | DIFFERENT TISSUES WORKING TOGETHER FORM THIS |
LIGAMENT | CONNECTIVE TISSUE THAT HOLDS BONES TO BONES |
TRACHEA | WINDPIPE |
ESOPAGUS | FOOD TUBE THAT LEADS TO STOMACH |
REPRODUCTIVE | SYSTEM THAT CREATES SEX CELLS AND OFFSPRING |
BALL AND SOCKET | JOINT THAT HAS CIRCULAR MOTION(SHOULDER, HIP) |
DIGESTION | PROCESS IN WHICH THE BODY BREAKS DOWN FOOD |
SMALL INTESTINE | PLACE WHERE MOST DIGESTION TAKES PLACE |
PANCREAS | ORGAN THAT CONTROLS THE BODY'S SUGAR LEVELS IN BLOOD |
CAPILLARIES | TINY MICROSCOPIC BLOOD VESSELS |
HINGE | TYPE OF JOINT WITH BACK AND FORTH MOVEMENT(ELBOW) |
TONGUE | ORGAN THAT ROLLS FOOD INTO A BALL |
TISSUE | SIMILAR CELLS WORKING TOGETHER FORM THIS |
LARGE INTESTINE | ORGAN THAT ABSORBS WATER OUT OF REMAINING FOOD IN DIGESTIVE TRACT |
PLATELETS | PART OF THE BLOOD THAT CLOTS THE BLOOD |
ENZYMES | CHEMICALS IN STOMACH THAT BREAK DOWN FOOD |
IMMUNE | SYSTEM THAT WORKS WITH CIRC. SYSTEM TO FIGHT DISEASE |
TEETH | THESE MASH AND GRIND FOOD |
BRONCHI | THESE 2 TUBES LEAD TO EACH LUNG |
GLIDING | TYPE OF JOINT WITH SLIDING MOVEMENT |
RBC | PART OF BLOOD THAT HELPS CARRY OXYGEN |
NERVOUS | SYSTEM THAT SENDS AND RECEIVES BRAIN SIGNALS |
ARTERIES | BLOOD VESSELS THAT GO AWAY FROM THE HEART |
ENDOCRINE | SYSTEM THAT USES CHEMICALS AND HORMONES TO DO BODY FUNCTIONS |
SYSTEM | MANY ORGANS WORKING TOGETHER |
CARTILAGE | CONNECTIVE TISSUE THAT CUSHIONS BETWEEN JOINTS |
SKELETAL | SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES A FRAME, MAKES BLOOD, AND STORES MINERALS |
MUSCULAR | SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS BODY TO MOVE |
EXCRETORY | SYSTEM THAT HELPS DIG. SYSTEM REMOVE WASTE |
STRUCTURE | THE WAY A BODY'S PARTS ARE ARRANGED |
CILIA | TINY HAIRS IN NASAL CAVITY THAT FILTER DUST AND BACTERIA |