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Gen. Science Mod 15

Imphatic, Endocrine, Urinary Systems

TermDefinition
Lymphatic System Removes excess fluid from your body's tissues and returns it to the bloodstream.
Gland A group of cells that prepare and release a chemical for use by the body.
Lymphocytes White blood cells found in the lymph system.
B-cells Lymphocytes that produce antibodies that attack specific disease-causing microorganisms.
T-cells Lymphocytes that attack microorganisms directly.
Vaccine A weakened or inactive version of a pathogen that stimulates the body's production of antibodies that can destroy the pathogen.
Urinary System Controls the amount of water you retain, as well as the levels of the many substances in that water.
Renal artery Brings blood into the kidney.
Renal vein Takes blood back to the heart from the kidney.
Renal pelvis Area through which excess water and chemicals that were not reabsorbed into the blood flow out of the kidney.
Bladder Where urine is held.
Urethra Where urine leaves the body.
Hormone A chemical messenger released into the bloodstream that sends signals to distant cells, causing them to change their behavior in specific ways.
Hypothalamus One of the main regulators of the endocrine system. It controls the pituitary gland.
Pituitary gland Referred to as the "master endocrine gland" because the hormones that it makes and sends into the bloodstream control many other endocrine glands.
Thyroid gland Primarily affects the basal metabolic rate
Parathyroid gland Regulates the level of calcium in the body.
Thymus gland Releases a hormone which stimulates the development of the white blood cells (T-cells).
Adrenal gland Produces coritsol, which causes the liver to release more glucose so that there is plenty of energy available to the body.
Pancreas Produces insulin that enables glucose to enter the cells so that it can be burned.
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