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Human Body Systems
Term | Definition |
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Tissue | A group of similar cells that perform a specific function. |
Organ | A body structure that is composed of different kinds of tissues that work together. |
Organ System | A group of organs that work together to perform a major function. |
Gland | An organ that produces and releases chemicals either through ducts or into the bloodstream. |
Hormone | ( 1) the chemical produces by an endocrine gland ( 2) A chemical that affects growth and development. |
stress | The reaction of a person's body to potentially threatening, challenging or disturbing events. |
Interactions | The direct effect that one thing has on another. |
stable | Resistant to sudden change. |
Digestion | The process by which your body breaks down food into small nutrients molecules. |
Nutrients | The substance in food that provide the raw materials the Body's cells need to carry out of their essential processes. |
Absorption | The process by which nutrients molecules pass through the wall of digestive system into the blood. |
carbohydrates | A energy-rich organic compound, such as sugar or starch, that is made of the elements carbon,hydrogen and oxygen. |
peristalsis | waves of smooth muscle contractions that move food through the esophagus toward the stomach. |
saliva | fluid released from glands in the mouth that play an important role in mechanical and chemical digestion. |
Enzymes | proteins that speed up chemical reactions in the body. |
Elimination | Act of removal of materials from the body. |
circulatory system | an organ system that transports needed materials to cells and removes. |
contract | to draw together, to reduce in size. |
Artery | a blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart. |
vein | a blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart. |
capillary | a tiny blood vessel where substances are exchanged between the blood and body cells |
lymph | fluid that travels through the lymphatic system consisting of water, white blood cells, and dissolved materials. |
Bronchi | the two passages that direct air into the lungs. |
Alveoli | tiny thin-walled sacs of lung tissue specialized for the movement of gases between air and blood. |
Excretion | the process of moving wastes. |
Nephron | small filter structure i the kidneys that removes waste from blood and produces urine |
Neuron | a cell that carries information through the nervous system |
Synapse | The junction where one neuron can transfer an impulse to another neuron. |
Impulse | the message carried by a neuron. |
Brain | the part of the central nervous system that is located in the skull and controls most functions of the body. |
Spinal cord | thick column of nervous tissue that links the brain to most of the nerves that branch out through the body. |
Reflex | automatic response that occurs without conscious control through the somatic nervous system. |
Negative feedback | the process by which a system is turned off by the condition it produces |