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| These are functions of the digestive tract | Enzymatically break down food, absorb nutrients into the blood; eliminate unabsorbed wastes |
| homeostasis | a process whereby the body maintains a stable internal environment despite changes in internal and external conditions |
| This describes how the endocrine system works | communication through use of hormones |
| immune system | defends body through use of antibodies |
| muscular system | produces movement by contraction upon nervous stimulation |
| cardiovascular system | maintains blood flow through use of the heart muscles |
| which anatomical directional term refers to a body part being located near the front of the body | anterior |
| Refers to a body part being located near back of body | posterior |
| refers to body part located away from the midline | lateral |
| describes something located near the top(head) of the body | superior |
| Vitamin K is created here | large intestine |
| this organ stores glycoigen, detoxigies toxins, and synthesizes bile | liver |
| gall bladder | secretes bile into the small intyestine to emulsify fats for digestion |
| site of gas exchange between body and air | lungs |
| Largest organ of the body | skin |
| humans cannot survive with out gall bladder BUT NOT without | pancreas, liver, lungs and heart |
| Role of cortisol | reduces inflammation, prevents release of histamin and raises blood sugar |
| number of spinal nerves exiting the spinal cord | 31 (8 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 sacral and 1 cocygeal) |
| cilia | hair-like extensions that move substances over the cells surface |
| golgi apparatus | packages proteins from Rough endoplasmic reticulum into mvesicles for transport |
| centriole | organeel in eukaryotic cells that organis/moves chromosomes during cellular reproduction |
| mitochondria | where ATP is made by cellular respiration |
| what is function of cAMP (cyclic adenosine moonophophate | serves as seconday messenger with in the cell made from ATP |
| neron is composed of _____ which tranmsit sigmls TOWARD the body, and ______ whicih transmit signals away from the body | dendrites, axons |
| filaments | part of muscle cells |
