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Human body stack

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Alveoli   a small air containing compartment in which gases are exchanged in the lungs  
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Artery   any part of the elastic walled vessels that carry blood from the heart throughout the body  
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Atrium   The part of the heart that receives blood and pumps it into the ventricles  
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Ball and socket joint   A type of joint in which a ball shaped end of  
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Bladder   A membrane like sac in mammals that stores liquids or gases  
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Brain   The part of the nervous system that controls the rest of the body  
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Bronchi   bronchial tubes  
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Bronchioles   A minute thin walled branch of a bronchus  
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Bronchus   Either of two long tubes that lead from the Trachea to the left or right lung  
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Cappilaries   one of the smallest blood tubes that connect arteries and veins  
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Cardiac muscle   the principle involuntary muscle tissue of the vertebrae heart that expands and contracts in beat  
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Cardiovascular system   the system of the body that includes the heart and veins  
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Cartilage   A bone like material that composes the ears and noses  
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Cerebellum   The part of the brain that helps with muscle coordination  
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Cerebrum   the part of the brain that helps with  
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Chemical digestion   When the body digests materials with acids and saliva  
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Circulatory system   the combination of all the hearts and veins  
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Diaphragm   The part of the body that connects the holly chest cavity to the rest of the body  
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Digestive system   The stomach, intestines, etc.  
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Epiglottis   A flap that keeps small matter from entering the lungs while eating  
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Excretory system   The bodily system that removes liquid waste from the body,  
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Gallbladder   A small organ that stores bile from the liver  
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Gliding joint   A joint in which one of the bones 'glides' in the joint  
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Hinge joint   A joint where one bone hinges around the other, allowing for more force  
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Hypothalamus    
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Immovable joint    
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Kidney    
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Large intestine    
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Larynx    
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Ligament    
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Liver    
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Lungs    
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Mechanical digestion    
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Medulla oblongata    
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Muscular system    
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Nervous system    
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Neuron    
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Pancreas    
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Peristalsis    
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Pharynx    
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Plasma    
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Platelets    
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Red blood cells    
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Respiratory system    
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Saddle joint    
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Skeletal muscle    
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Skeletal system    
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Small intestine    
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Smooth muscle    
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Spinal cord    
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Stomach    
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Tendon    
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Thalamus    
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Trachea    
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Ureter    
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Urethra    
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Urine    
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Valves    
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Vein    
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Ventricle    
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Vertebrae    
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White blood cells    
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