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homeostasis   Conditions inside the body of an living thing to stay pretty much the same even when outside environment conditions .  
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joint   Point at which parts of an artificial structure are joined.  
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spongy bone   Meshwork of spongy tissue.  
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compact bone   Two types of osseous tissue that form bones.  
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cartilage   A connective tissue that is more flexible than bone and that protects the ends of bones.  
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ligament   Strong connective tissue that holds bones together in movable joints.  
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tendon   Strong connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone.  
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red marrow   Soft connective tissue inside the bone that produces red blood cells.  
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yellow marrow   Soft connective tissue inside the bone that sores fat  
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skeletal muscle   Muscle that is connected to the skeleton to form part of the mechanical system that moves the limbs and other parts of the body.  
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striated muscle   A muscle that is attached to bones in the body.  
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smooth muscle   A muscle that works automatically in your body, such as those involved in digestion.  
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cardiac muscle   A muscle that is found only in the heart.  
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integumentary system   Protects the body from various kinds of damage  
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epidermis   Outer layer of cells covering an organism, in particular.  
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dermis   Layer of skin between the epidermis  
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melanin   Pigment in a pigmented melanoma.  
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follicle   Small secretory gland.  
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mechanical digestion   Breaking down of food into smaller particles  
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chemical digestion   Process through which the body of a mammal reduces food to a size where the nutrients .  
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epiglottis   A flap of tissue that seals off the trachea and prevents food from entering.  
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peristalsis   Involuntary waves of muscle contraction that keep food moving along in one direction through the digestive system.  
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esophagus,   A muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach.  
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absorption   The process by which nutrients pass from the digestive system into the blood.  
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villus   Small intestine through which digested food is absorbed.  
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pacemaker   Small electrical machine put inside a person to make the heart beat evenly  
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artery   Any one of the tubes that carry blood from the heart to all parts of the body  
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capillary   One of the many very small tubes that carry blood within the body : the smallest kind of blood vessel.  
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vein   Tubes that carry blood from parts of the body back to the heart  
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plasma   Substance that is similar to a gas but that can carry electricity  
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red blood cell   Red-colored blood cell that carries oxygen from the lungs to other parts of the body.  
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hemoglobin   Blood that contains iron, carries oxygen through the body, and gives blood its red color.  
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white blood cell   Clear or colorless cell in the blood that protects the body from disease.  
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platelet   Small, round, thin blood cell that helps blood to stop flowing from a cut by becoming thick and sticky.  
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lymph   Fluid that circulates throughout the lymphatic system.  
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lymph node   Many rounded masses of tissue in the body through which lymph passes to be filtered and cleaned.  
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cillia   Tiny hairs in noise  
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pharynx   Avity behind the nose and mouth, connecting them to the esophagus.  
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trachea   larynx to the bronchial tubes and conveying air to and from the lungs.  
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alveoli   Exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place.  
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diaphragm   Dome-shaped muscle that works with your lungs to allow you to inhale .  
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larynx   Air passage to the lungs and holding the vocal cords in humans  
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excretion   Process of eliminating or expelling waste matter.  
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kidney   pair of organs that are found on either side of the spine, just below the rib cage in the back.  
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ureter   Urine passes from the kidney to the bladed.  
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urinary bladder   Collects urine excreted by the kidneys before disposal by urination.  
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urethra   Tube that leads from the bladder and transports and discharges urine outside the body.  
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nephron   Any of the small tubules that are the excretory units of the vertebrate kidney.  
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az   Defense against pathogens .  
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pathogen   An organism that causes disease.  
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immune response   The defense against pathogens .  
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antibody   A cell that recognize a hormones chemical structure.  
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stimulus   Change in an organisms surrounding that causes the organism to react.  
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response   Process by which cells break down simple food molecule  
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neuron   A specialized cell transmitting nerve impulse.  
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dendrite   Short extension of a nerve cell, along which impulses received from other cells at synapses are transmitted to the cell body.  
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axon   Contain neurotransmitters of various kinds, sometimes more than one.  
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nerve   Message carried by a neuron.  
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sensory neuron   Nerve cell that conducts impulses from a sense organ to the central nervous system.  
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interneuron   A neuron that transmits impulses between other neurons, especially as part of a reflex arc.  
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motor neuron   Nerve cell forming part of a pathway along which impulses pass from the brain or spinal cord to a muscle or gland.  
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synapse   Small gap separating neurons.  
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central nervous system   Nerve tissues that controls the activities of the body.  
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peripheral nervous system   The nervous system outside the brain and spinal cord.  
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somatic nervous system   Part of the peripheral nervous system associated with the voluntary control of body movements via skeletal muscles.  
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autonomic nervous system   Nervous system responsible for control of the bodily functions not consciously directed.  
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reflex   Action that is performed as a response to a stimulus and without conscious thought.  
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hormone   Regulatory substance produced in an organism and transported in tissue fluids.  
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endocrine gland   Glands take on the critical task of releasing hormones.  
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target cell   Abnormal red blood cell with a ringed appearance associated with anemia.  
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