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biology section 2

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The throat is known as the pharynx
state five functions of the liver 1. filters blood 2. helps to maintain blood glucose levels 3. urea is produced 4. producing blood proteins 5. produces bile
the windpipe is the trachea
what is a nerve bundles of neuronal fibers that have long dendrite and/or long axons,
what is the difference between endocrine and exocrine glands endocrine glands secrete hormones into the blood stream and exocrine glands dont secrete hormones.
what is the master gland pituitary gland
what hormone does the pancreas secrete insulin and glucagon
what hormone does the adrenal gland secrete epinephrine (adrenaline)
what hormone does the pituitary gland secrete antidiuretic(ADH) gonadotropics and growth hormone
what are the major steps in the formation of urine 1. pressure filtration 2. tubular reabsorbtion 3. tubular secretion 4. reabsorbtion of water
give 3 functions of blood 1. transports nutrients and wastes 2. clotting 3. fights infections
food moves through the esophagus due to the rhytmic muscle contractions known as peristalsis
the birth canal is the vagina
the_____ is the organ of exchange between the fetus and the mother placenta
when muscles contract, they shorten
the stationary bone to which a muscle attaches is it's origin
_____ attach muscle to bone tendin
list the 3 types of muscles 1. smooth muscle 2. cardiac muscle 3. skeletal muscle
what are the components of the central nervous system 1.Brain 2.Spinal cord
what are the components of the peripheral nervous system 1. motor pathways 2. sensory pathways
name 3 three parts of the neuron 1.dendtrites 2.cell body 3.axon
motor neurons have ____ axons and they transport impulses ____ the central nervous system 1. long 2. away
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