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Body Systems TEST II
7th grade Body Systems TEST 2 Review
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Pituitary | The gland that controls growth hormones |
| Bronchus | The right and left tubes that bring air into the lungs |
| Veins | The blood vessels that usually bring deoxygenated blood back to the heart |
| Homeostasis | The body’s process of maintaining a stable internal environment |
| Stimulus | Any change inside or outside the body that brings about a response |
| Cerebrum | The largest part of your brain |
| Cerebellum | The part of the brain that controls voluntary muscles |
| Reflex | Involuntary, automatic response to a stimulus |
| Esophagus | Sometimes called the food tube |
| Bladder | This is the place where urine is stored |
| Mucus | This is something that you swallow that protects the stomach wall |
| Hydrochloricacid | the acid in the stomach |
| Pyloricvalve | the valve that is between the stomach and the small intestine |
| Bile | What is the enzyme that the liver produces? |
| Kidneys | Blood is filtered in these organs |
| Ureter | The tube that carries wastes from the kidneys to the bladder |
| Urethra | This tube carries urine from the bladder out to the outside |
| Peristalsis | the muscular action that moves food through the digestive tract |
| Chyme | The thin watery fluid that food vecomes in the stomach |
| colon | a common name for the large intestine |
| Mechanical | Chewing is this kind of digestion |
| tendons | Thick bands of tissue that attach muscles to bone |
| marrow | The place in the bone where cells are made |
| vertebrae | The bones that protect the spinal cord |
| periosteum | The tough outer layer of bone |
| hinge | Your knees and ankles are this type of joint |
| compact | The hardest layer of bone |
| quadracep | The muscles in front of your femur |
| clavicle | The collar bone |
| femur | The thigh bone |
| cartilage | The natural shock absorbers for your bones |
| immovable | The type of joints in your skull and pelvis |
| humerus | The upper arm bone |
| involuntary | Muscles that work automatically with out thought |
| Joint | A place where two bones meet |
| ligaments | Bands of tissue that keep joints in place |
| minerals | The substances that make bones harden |
| tricep | The muscle that contracts to straighten your arm |
| integumentary | The scientific name for the skin organ |
| epidermis | The outermost layer of skin |
| vitaminD | This substance helps your body absorb calcium |
| Melanin | The substance that gives skin its color |
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