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Chapter 3- Your Wonderful Body- A Beka Book- Science Order and Design Malia N.

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Anatomists   Scientists who study anatomy  
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Anatomy   The study of an organism's shape and structure  
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What parts of a human being are the most important and are not physical and cannot be explained by scientific laws?   Soul and spirit  
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What are the three main divisions of your body?   Head, trunk, and appendages  
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Trunk   Contains most of the body's most vital organs  
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Appendages   Arms and legs  
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No part of the body can exist _____________.   Independently. God said this in His Word.  
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System   The highest and most obvious level of organization within your body.  
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Organ   A group of tissues specifically arranged to perform a definite function(s)  
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Tissues   Made up of still smaller units called cells  
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Cells   Not the smallest units of matter, but they are the smallest units of living things  
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To survive, your body's cells must have ____, _____, ______ supplied, and ______ removed.   food, water, oxygen, wastes  
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Cardiovascular system   Has the job of "pickup and delivery"  
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Which word describes the body parts through which blood travels?   Cardiovascular. Cardio refers to the heart, and vascular refers to the blood vessels.  
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Plasma   Over 50% of your blood consists of this straw-colored liquid  
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Red blood cells   Transport oxygen to the other cells of the body on special proteins called hemoglobin; millions of these in one drop of blood.  
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Hemoglobin   Special protiens  
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Platelets   Cell pieces that form clots and seal up cuts  
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Heart   Your blood moves through your body by the pumping action of this  
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Arteries   Large blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart and they branch into smaller vessels called arterioles.  
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Arterioles   Branch into vast networks of still smaller cells called capillaries  
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Capillaries   Are next to your body's cells  
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Deffusion   The mixing of gas or liquid molecules by random molecular motion  
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Venules   Similar to arterioles. However, they carry blood from capillary networks to veins.  
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Veins   Large blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart.  
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Atrium   Upper chamber of the heart  
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Ventricle   Lower chamber of the heart  
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Pericardium   A tough slippery membrane that encloses the heart allowing the chambers to contract and relax without rubbing against the surrounding tissues  
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Pulmonary Circulation   Transports the blood back and forth between the lungs and heart  
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Coronary circulation   The blood flow to the heart  
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Systemic circulation   The flow of blood between the heart and the rest of the body  
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Respiratory system   It's major  
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Nasal cavity   Air entering the respiratory system generally travels first into this, where it is warmed, moistened, and filtered  
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Mucous membrane   Lines the nasal cavity and secretes sticky mus that traps dust particles and other foreign substances found in the air  
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Pharnyx   Throat  
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Larnyx   Voice box  
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Trachea   Windpipe  
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Bronchi   Allows air to enter the two lungs  
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Lungs   located in your chest ar spongy organs of the respiratory system  
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Thoracic cavity   Your chest  
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Pleura   A thin, slippery membrane which is held by a lubrication liquid against the pleural membrane (The membrane up against the thoracic cavity wall)  
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Diaphragm   A muscle that helps you breathe by contracting to create more space in your thoracic cavity  
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Digestive system   Breaks down the food you eat, allowing the food to be absorbed by the blood and used throughout your body as a source of energy  
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A you eat and digest food your digestive system acts ____________ and __________ upon the food tho break it down inopt molecules that can be absorbed into the blood   mechanically, chemically  
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Alimentary canal   The path food follows through the digestive system  
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Mouth   Chews the food and mixes it with saliva  
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Saliva   Contains special enzymes that break down strach form food into sugar.  
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Enzymes   Molecules designed to make chemical reactions occur very rapidly  
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Teeth   Critical for digestion  
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Crown   The visible part of a tooth  
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Enamel   The hardest substance in the body  
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Root   The part of the tooth that is not covered by enamel  
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Dentin   A hard, bone-like tissue which forms and shapes the tooth  
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Cementum   A thin, bone-like covering over the root which holds the root firmly in its socket  
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Periodontal membrance   Connects the cementum to the jawbone  
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Esophagus   A long, muscular tube that connects your mouth to your stomach  
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Peristalsis   The involuntary contraction of muscles in the esophagus that pushes the food toward you stomach  
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Epiglotttis   A trapdoor that keeps food from entering the trachea. Normally, the epiglottis is open to allow you to breathe.  
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When you _______, the epiglottis ______ over the trachea so that food goes into your ________ and not into your _________ system.   Swallow, closes, esophagus, respiratory  
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Stomach   A muscular organ that acts as a storage and mixing chamber  
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Small intestine   The organ where most chemical digestion and food absorption occurs  
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Duodenum   The first ten inches of the small intestine where food is mixed with digestive secretions from the intestinal wall, pabcreas, and liver  
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Villi   A large number of hair-like tubes that cover the inside walls of all three sections of the small intestine  
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Liver   The body's largest internal organ, works in several systems, but its two main functions help the digestive system  
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Bile   A yellowish-greenish liquid that the liver produces that is mixed with food in the small intestine to help digest fat  
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Gallbladder   The liver stores bile in this sack-like organ, which is located beneath the liver  
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Pancreas   Located beneath the stomach, produces pancreatic juice that is sent into the small intestine  
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Colon   Large intestine  
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Rectum   A short section at the end of the colon  
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Feces   A fancy word for pody  
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Name the three main functions of the liver.   1. Produce bile 2. Filter out certain poisonous substances 3. Stores the bloods excess glucose  
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