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Homeostasis_1

vocabulary related to body systems and homeostasis

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moment when your body is in balance - not too hot, not too cold etc... homeostasis
Cells that only receive a chemical signal with a particular shape. receptors
chemical signal that moves between the first neuron and second neuron. This signal attaches to a receptor cell on the second neuron neurotransmitters
chemical messenger from endocrine system; takes a message to an organ hormone
disease in which pancreas does not produce enough insulin diabetes
brain, nerves, hypothalamus, neurons, synapses nervous system
pituitary , thyroid , pancreas, ovaries, testes, adrenal - these organs release chemical signals that cause growth etc. glands of endocrine system
white blood cells, antibodies, antigens all protect your body from pathogens immune system
body produces these cells that fit the shape of the antigen on the pathogen antibodies
receptors on the surface of a pathogen antigens
cells in the blood that find a pathogen and destroy it white blood cells
something that causes disease (viruses, bacteria) pathogens
weakened form of a pathogen that helps body to make antibodies against the specific pathogen vaccine
decreases blood glucose levels; made in the pancreas insulin
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