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Anatomy Cards -Thomas
Anatomy terms, including cavities, regions, and directional terms.
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Anatomy
11th Grade
09/19/2012

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Level of organazation
Definition
Chemical, Cellular, Tissue, Organ, Organ system, Organism.
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Atoms
Definition
Tiny building blocks of matter
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Cells
Definition
Smallest untis of all living things
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Tissues
Definition
Groups of similar cells having a similar function working together
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Organ
Definition
Is a structure composed of two or more tissue types that perform a specific function.
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Organ system
Definition
A groupd of organs that work together to perform a specific function
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Organism
Definition
Highest level of structural organazation of life.
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Integumentary system
Definition
External covering of the body (skin) Waterproofs, protects deeper tissues, helps to regulate body temperature by excreting salts and urea from the body 
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Skeletal system
Definition
Bones, cartilidge ligaments and joints
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Musclular system
Definition
contract or shorten to produce movement
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Nervous system
Definition
Bodies fast acting control system. brain, spinal cord,nerves sensory receptors
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Necessary life functions
Definition
Maintaining boundries, movement, responsiveness, digestion, metabolism, excretion, reporduction, growth.
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Survival needs.
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