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1
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what carries out common metabolic processes & performs specific functions

A

the cell

2
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what is the cellular currency?

A

ATP

3
Q

what is needed to produce ATP?

A

oxygen and nutrients from food

4
Q

what are the 4 basic types of tissues?

A

epithelial, muscle , connective tissue, nerves

5
Q

define an organ

A

a group of tissues acting together to carry out specific function(s)

6
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define a system

A

collection of organs carrying out related functions which work together to achieve a specific goal

7
Q

what stores nutrients, makes products from them or returns them to the body and can detoxify harmful substances?

A

liver

8
Q

what runs from the mouth to anus, involved in digestion?

A

gastrointestinal system

9
Q

what pumps blood away from the heart ?

A

arteries

10
Q

what pumps blood to the heart ?

A

veins

11
Q

what is the oxygenated side of the heart?

A

left

12
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what is the deoxygenated side of the heart?

A

right

13
Q

what are the tubes which connect the nose and mouth to the alveoli?

A

respiratory tree

14
Q

what are thin walled, covered in capillaries and found within the lungs?

A

alveoli

15
Q

white blood cells, red blood cells and platelets are part of what system?

A

haematological

16
Q

what binds with O2 and carries oxygen?

A

haemoglobin

17
Q

what is tissue fluid taken up by lymphatic vessels ?

A

lymph

18
Q

major lymphatic vessel where lymph is drained to in the route of the neck

A

thoracic duct

19
Q

what allows us to sense the environment (internal and external) and effect an appropriate response?

A

nervous system

20
Q

what makes up the CNS?

A

brain and spinal cord

21
Q

What makes up the PNS?

A

neural structures other than the brain or the spinal cord

22
Q

what system secretes hormones directly into capillary blood?

A

endocrine system

23
Q

what does the musculoskeletal system allow us to do?

A

helps to breath, locomotion, find and digest food, move and run away