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What are arteries?

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Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart.

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What are Capillaries?

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Capillaries are the network of tiny blood vessels that connect arteries to venules.

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What is the circulatory system?

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The body system that moves blood throughout the body; includes the heart, blood vessels, and blood.

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What is the digestive system

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The system of organs and body structures that work together during the process of digestion such as the mouth, esophagus, stomach, and intestines.

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What is digestion?

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The process in which food is broken down, it’s nutrients are absorbed and stored, and the wastes are eliminated.

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What is excretion?

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The process in which liquid and gas wastes are flushed from the body.

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What is the excretory system?

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The system that removes liquid and gas wastes from the body through the urinary track; includes the kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra.

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What is gas exchange?

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It happens in the lungs. It is a process in which carbon dioxide passes into the alveoli and oxygen passes into the capillaries.

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What is gastric juice?

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A mixture of hydrochloric acid, mucus and enzymes that is secreted by the stomach lining and aids in digestion.

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What is mucus?

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A thick, slippery substance that lines various structures and organs in the body such as the nose, lungs, and stomach.

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What are nutrients?

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A substance the body needs for energy, growth, development, repair, or maintenance.

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What is an organ?

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A group of tissues (such as heart tissues) working together to perform a task (such as pumping blood).

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What is an organ system?

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A system that includes one or more organs that work together to perform a specific function in the body (example the circulatory system that moves blood to the body).

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What is the respiratory system?

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Body system that supplies blood with oxygen and removes carbon dioxide from the blood.

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What is a tissue?

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A group of cells that have the same structure and function (example muscle tissue).

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What are veins?

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Blood vessels that carry deoxygenated blood back to the heart. Blood with no oxygen left in it goes back to the heart through veins.

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What are villi?

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Fold like structures lining the wall of the small intestine, which increases surface available to absorb nutrients.