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MEDICAL
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| groups of cells that work together to accomplish a task | tissues |
| part of the formed elements that fight infection in the body | white blood cells |
| the act of supplying oxygen to the cells and removing carbon dioxide from the body | respiration |
| the "brain" of the cell, which directs all cellular activities and contains genetic information | nucleus |
| a process or stage of life that indicates sexual reproduction is possible | puberty |
| the collective term for nerves that lie outside the CNS and transmit information from the CNS to all parts of the body | peripheral nervous system |
| cells in the body that evolve into specific cells in a particular organ system | stem cells |
| part of the formed elements that contain hemoglobin, which carries oxygen and carbon dioxide to and from the body's cells | red blood cells |
| the process in which white blood cells surround, ingest, and destroy a foreign invader | phagocytosis |
| the study of the function of the body | physiology |
| part of the formed elements that play an important role in blood clotting | platelets |
| the chemical processes occurring within a living organism, which maintain life | metabolism |
| a system for measuring a substance's level of acidity or alkalinity | pH scale |
| the study of the structure of the body | anatomy |
| an infection transferred from one person to another through sexual contact | sexually transmitted infection |
| ______ glands release _____ directly into the bloodstream | endocrine; hormones |
| while ______ glands release substances like sweat or ____ through ducts onto a body surface or into an organ | exocrine;enzymes |
| The key difference is the presence or absence of ducts and the release mechanism: ______ glands are _____ and secrete hormones | endocrine; ductless |
| ____ glands use ducts to secrete various _____substances | exocrine; non-hormonal |
| Your ____ is an organ above your stomach and under your ribs on your ____ side. | spleen; left |
| The spleen is part of your _____ system, which fights _____ and keeps your body fluids in balance. | lymphatic; infection |
| It contains ___ blood cells that fight ____ | white; germs |
| Your _______ also helps control the amount of blood in your body, and ______ old and damaged cells. | spleen, destroys |
| Certain ___ might cause your spleen to ____ | diseases;swell |
| You can also damage or ____ your spleen in an injury, especially if it is already ____ | rupture; swollen |
| If your ____ is too damaged, you might need surgery to _____ it | spleen; remove |
| You can live without a spleen. | true |
| Other organs, such as your liver, will take over some of the spleen's work. | true |
| Without a spleen, however, your body will lose some of its ability to fight____ | infections |
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