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CHAPTER 6 -Distribution of materials
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10/22/2010
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Alveolar duct
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alveoli
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ammonia
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angioplasty
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aorta
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atrium
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bladder
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blood circulatory system
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bowman's capsule
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bronchi
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carbon dioxide
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chemical energy
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closed circulatory system
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cohesion
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countercurrent diffusion
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ergastic substances
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erythrocytes
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excretion
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flaccid
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gaseous exchange
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glomerulus
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glycogen
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guard cells
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heart
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hypertonic
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hypotonic
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isotonic
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kidneys
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lamellae
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larynx
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lenticles
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leucocytes
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light energy
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loop of henle
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lungs
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lymphatic system
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malpighian tubes
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nephrons
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nitrogenous wastes
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open circulatory system
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phagocytic
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pharynx
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phloem
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pulmonary artery
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pulmonary veins
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respiratory system
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sphincters
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spiracles
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stem cells
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stoma
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tissues fluid
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fluid that bathes the surface of cells within in a multicellular organism
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trachea
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in terrestrial vertebrates, tube leading from the larync to the bronchi, and also called the windpipe.
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tracheoles
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in insects, narrow tubes branchin from trachea and making direct contact with cells to facilitate diffusion of oxygen.
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translocation
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transport of organic materiak, including sugars, through the phloem of a vascular plant.
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tubule
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minute tubular structure in the kidney
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turgid
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state of a cell that is firm because of water uptake.
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urea
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nitrogen-containing waste product typically produced by mammals.
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ureter
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tubes that transport urine from kidney to bladder
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urethra
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tube that transports urine from the bladder to the exterior and, in males, also transports sperm
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uric acid
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a nitrogen-containing waste product typically produced by birds.
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urinary system
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system primarily responsible for water, salts and acid-base balance and removal of nitrogenous-wastes, includes kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra.
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urine
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liquid waste filtered from the blood by the kidneys.
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vascular tissue
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plant tissue specialised for transport of nutrients, water and minerals, which provides a plant with support.
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veins
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relatively thin-walled blood vessels that transport blood back to the heart from tissues, vascular tissue in plants.
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ventricle
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heart chamber that pumps blood out from the heart
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venules
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small blood vessels joining capillaries to a vein
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xylem
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vascular tissue that transports water and minerals throughout a plant and which provides a plant with support.
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