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Epidermis

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the outer layer of the skin.

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Dermis

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the middle layer of the skin.

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Voluntary muscle

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A muscle that is under conscious control.

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Involuntary muscle

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A muscle that is not under conscious control.

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Skeletal muscle

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A muscle tissue that is attached to the bones of the skeleton and provides the force to move the body.

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Smooth muscle

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Involuntary muscle tissue that lines internal organs of the body.

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Cardiac muscle

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Strongest, Involuntary muscle tissue found only in the heart and some blood vessels.

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Tendons

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Strong connective tissue that attach muscles to bones.

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Joint

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A place in the body where two bones come together.

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Ligament

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Strong connective tissue that holds bones together in movable joints.

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Cartilage

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Flexible, connective tissue that protects the end of bones and keeps them from rubbing together

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Axial

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Bones along the central part of the body which protect the organs.

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Appendicular

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Bones of the appendages (arms/legs) and the girdles (Shoulder/pelvis) that connect with the axial skeleton to provide support and flexibility.

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Endoskeleton

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An internal skeleton.

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Exoskeleton

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A waxy, waterproof outer shell or outer skeleton that protects the animal and helps prevent evaporation of water.

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Bone marrow

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The soft connective tissue that fills the internal spaces in bone.

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Spongy bone

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Layer of bone tissue having many small spaces and found just inside the layer of compact bone.

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Compact bone

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Hard, dense bone tissue that is beneath the outer membrane of a bone.

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Heart

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A hollow, muscular organ that pumps blood throughout the body.

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Artery

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A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart.

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Capillary

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A tiny blood vessel where substances are exchanged between the blood and the body cells.

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Vein

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A blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart.

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Valve

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A structure in the heart and blood vessels that controls the flow of blood by opening and closing in only one direction.

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Pulmonary Circulation

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A system within the body that sends blood from the heart to the lungs and back.

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Systemic Circulation
A system within the body that sends blood to the rest of the body and back to the heart.
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Lymphatic System
A network of vessels that returns fluid to the bloodstream.
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Immune System
The production of antibodies and cells that inactivate foreign invaders allowing the body the ability to fight infection.
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Respiration
The process of inhaling and exhaling to exchange substances, associated with breathing.
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Cilia
The hairlike projections on the outside of cells that move in a wavelike manner.
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Pharynx
The throat; A passageway for food to the esophagus and air to the larynx
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Trachea
The windpipe; a passage in which air moves in the respiratory system.
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Bronchi
The passages that direct air into the lungs.
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Lung
An organ found in air-breathing vertebrates that exchanges oxygen and carbon dioxide with the blood.
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Alveoli
Tiny sacs of lung tissue specialized for the movement of gases between air and blood.
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Diaphragm
A large muscle located at the bottom of a mammal’s rib cage that functions in breathing.
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Larynx
The voice box; A passageway for air moving from pharynx to trachea; contains vocal cords.
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Epiglottis
A flap of tissue that seals off the windpipe and prevents food from entering.
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Digestion
The process by which the body breaks down food into small nutrient molecules.
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Absorption
The process by which nutrients pass from the digestive system into the blood.
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Peristalsis
Involuntary waves of muscle contraction that keep food moving along in one direction through the digestive system.
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Esophagus
A muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach.
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Stomach
A J-shaped, muscular pouch located in the abdomen where most physical digestion takes place.
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Small intestine
, The part of the digestive system in which most chemical digestion takes place.
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Large intestine
The last section of the digestive system, where water is absorbed into the blood and the remaining material is eliminated from the body.
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Rectum
The end of the large intestine where waste material is compressed into a solid form before being eliminated.
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Liver
The body’s largest organ; it produces bile, breaks down medicines, and helps eliminate nitrogen from the body.
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Epiglottis
A flap of tissue that seals off the windpipe and prevents food from entering.
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Excretion
The process by which wastes are removed from the body.
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Urea
A chemical that comes from the breakdown of proteins.
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Kidney
A major organ of the excretory system that removes urea and other wastes from the blood.
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Urine
A watery fluid produced by the kidneys that contains urea and other wastes.
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Ureter
A narrow tube that carries urine from one of the kidneys to the urinary bladder.
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Bladder
Urinary bladder, A saclike muscular organ that stores urine until it is eliminated from the body.
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Urethra
A small tube through which urine flows from the body.
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Nephron
A small filtering structure found in the kidneys that removes wastes from blood and produces urine.
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Brain
The part of the central nervous system that is located in the skull and controls most functions in the body; made up of the cerebrum, cerebellum, and brain stem.
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Spinal cord
The thick column of nerve tissue that links the brain to most of the nerves in the peripheral nervous system; aka backbone, vertebrae.
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Central nervous system
The division of the nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord.
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Peripheral nervous system
The division of the nervous system consisting of all of the nerves located outside the central nervous system.
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Neuron
A cell that carries information through the nervous system; neurons bundled together form nerves.
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Sensory neuron
Central neuron; A neuron that picks up stimuli from the internal/external environment and converts each stimulus into a nerve impulse.
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Interneuron
A neuron that carries nerve impulses from one neuron to another.
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Motor neuron
A neuron that sends an impulse to a muscle or gland, causing the muscle or gland to react.
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Synapse
The junction where one neuron can transfer an impulse to the next structure.

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