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Module 8 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Organ system🫁 | a group of organs that work together and perform a specific task |
| homestasis🧊 | An organism"s ability to maintain steady internal conditions when outside conditions change |
| nutrient🌯 | A part of food used the body to grow and survive |
| Calorie🌡️ | the amount of energy it takes to raise the temperature of 1kg of water by 1 degree c |
| lymphocytee | A type of white blood cell that is made in thymus, the spleen, and bone narrow |
| Immunity | The resistance to specific pathogens, or disease - causing agents |
| Compact bone🦴 | The hard, outer layer of bone |
| spongy bone🦴 | The interrior region of bone that contains many tiny holes |
| neuron | the basic functioning unit of the nervous system; a nerve cell |
| reflex | an automatic movement in response to a stimulus |
| hormone | a chemical signal that is produced by an endocrine gland in one part of an organism and carried in the bloodstream to another part of the organism |