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VOCABULARY WORDS

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skeletal system   supports body and protects organs  
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muscular system   allows body movements  
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respiratory system   O2/CO2 exchange  
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circulatory system   circulates blood, moving oxygen/nutrients  
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excretory system   removes waste from body  
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nervous system   controls your senses and and carries mesages  
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digestive system   breaks down food into nutriments  
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immune system   helps heal injuries and fight off diseases  
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integumentary system   protects your body from injury or infection  
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endocrine system   produces chemicals that regulate/control  
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reproductive system   produces offspring  
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digestion   breaks down food into smaller and simpler substances  
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saliva   helps moisten and soften the bolus and to break it down chemically  
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pharynx   connects the mouth to the digestive tube  
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esophagus   contains muscles that contract and expand like rubber bands and helpsto push food down  
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stomach   a digestive organ with thick muscular walls  
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small intestine   a coiled, tubular organ that is connected to the stomach.  
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large intestine   a thick, tubular organ that removes undigested waste  
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inhale   to breath in  
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lungs   the main organ of the Respiratory System  
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exhale   to breath out  
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diafragm   a flat muscle that controls breathing  
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capillary   a tiny blood vessel  
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alveoli   thin-walled air sacs within the lungs  
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diffusion   the movement of particles from areas with high concentration to areas with low concentration  
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heart   the muscular organ that pumps blood through the body  
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artery   a blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart  
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vein   a blood vessel that transports blood back to the heart  
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urinary system   the part of the excretory system that handles most of the liquids  
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kidneys   a bean-shaped organ that filters waste out of the blood  
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urine   a fluid consisting of body waste and excess water  
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nephron   small individual filters within the kidneys  
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bladder   an organ of the excretory system that temporarily stores urine  
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urethra   a tube that carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body  
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