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Body systems

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Brain   The organ that is the main control system of the nervous system  
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Spinal Cord   Column of nerve tissue running from the base of the brain through the vertebral column  
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Nerves   Send messages from the brain to the body and from the body back to the brain.  
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Neurons   A nerve cell that is specialized to receive and conduct electrical impulses  
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Electrical Messages   Is the nerve impulse that is given off by the Neurons  
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Cerebrum   The largest part of the brain - controls voluntary movements and thinking processes  
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Cerebellum   Located at the base of the brain - is responsible for body coordination and balance  
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Brain Stem   Connects the Brain to the spinal cord - controls involuntary activities such as breathing and digestion  
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Skull   Group of bones that surround and protect the brain and brain stem  
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Voluntary   An impulse that a person controls. Example: Kicking, throwing, walking  
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Involuntary   An impulse that a person does not control. Example: Heartbeat, Breathing, Digestion  
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Pancreas   Produces Insulin which regulates the amount of sugar in the blood  
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Pituitary Gland   LOCATED INSIDE THE BRAIN, releases different hormones that regulate body functions  
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Adrenal Glands   LOCATED AT THE TOP OF EACH KIDNEY, releases different hormones that regulate body functions  
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Thyroid Gland   LOCATED IN THE NECK, releases hormones that regulate body functions  
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Right Atrium   receives oxygen-poor blood from the body after it has delivered food and oxygen and picked up waste products  
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Right Ventricle   receives the oxygen poor blood from the right atrium and sends the blood to the lungs to pick up oxygen and release CO2  
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Left Atrium   receives oxygen-rich blood from the lungs and sends it to the left ventricle  
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Left Ventricle   contracts and sends oxygen-rich blood to the body  
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Vena Cava   returns blood to the right atrium  
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Esophagus   food moves down this long tube from the mouth to the stomach using contractions called peristalsis  
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stomach   where food is broken down into a paste by gastric juices and churning  
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small intestine   allows the absorption of the digested food into the blood  
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liver   delivers digestive juices to the small intestine  
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large intestine   where useable water and materials are absorbed  
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Skeletal Muscles   voluntary, striped or striated, move bones  
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Cardiac Muscles   involuntary, found only in the heart  
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Smooth Muscles   involuntary, found in digestive organs and blood vessel walls  
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Trachea   transports air from the throat to the lungs, also called the windpipe  
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Epiglottis   small flap that closes when a person swallows, prevents food from entering trachea  
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Alveoli   tiny air sacs in the lungs that are used for exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen  
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Diaphragm   muscle located beneath the lungs, which expands and contracts that allows to air to be carried in and out of lungs  
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Kidneys   primary organs of the excretory system, bean shaped organs that are the main blood filters of the body and remove liquid wastes, excess water and bile from the blood  
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Bladder   stores urine until it is released from the body  
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Ureters   long tubes from kidneys to bladder through which urine flows  
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