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| Cavity composed of the abdmen and the pelvis |
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| Movement of nutrients from the digestive tube ino the bloodstream |
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| Protein making up the I band of the sarcomere |
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| The building block of proteins |
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| Special Proteins that protect the body from foreign substances |
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Abbreviation for adenosine triphosphate,
which is the energy of the cell |
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| Upper chambers of the heart |
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| Product of the liver that emulsifies fat |
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| Tissue made of cells and fibers that connect and support |
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| Gland of the ear that produces earwax |
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| Bodies within the nucleus made of DNA and proteins call histones |
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| Small hairlike projections on some cells |
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Abbreviation for Central Nervous System,
which is made up of the brain and spinal cord |
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| Imaginary line passing through the body from head to feet that divides the body into front and back portions |
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| Body cavity containing the brain |
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| Dome-shaped breathing muscle that separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities |
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| Movement of materials from high concentration to lower concentration |
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| the mechanical and chemical breakdown of food |
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| Crescent-shaped projection of grey matter witin the spinal cord where sensory neurons enter the spinal cord |
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Abbreviation for Electrocardiogram,
which is a record of the electrical activity of the heart |
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| Prenatal development time between the zygot and the fetus |
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| inner lining of the uterus |
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| Functional proteins; their names usually end in ase |
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| A passage in the skull bone through which the spinal cord enters the spinal column |
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| A simple sugar found in certain foods, especially fruits |
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| The physiologic steady state that is naturally maintained within the body |
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| Portion of the brain that regulates body temperature, sleep, and apppetite |
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| Articulations between adjoining bones |
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| A tough, fibrous, insoluble protein forming the primary component of skin, hair, nails, and tooth enamel |
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| The dead cells of the epidermis |
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| Found within the villi of intestinal wall, where fat nutrints are absorbed |
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| Tissue connecting bone to bone |
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| An imaginary line dividing the body or body part into right and left portions |
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| Space within the thoracic cavity that houses all the organs of the chest except the lungs |
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| The sum total of uses of ATP in the body |
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| Thin sheets of tissue cells that line body openings or canals that open to the outside of the body |
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| A protein that makes up nearly half of the proteins in muscle cells |
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| the control center of the cell |
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| the mouth; also known as the buccal cavity |
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| Cavities containing the eyes |
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| A structurally discrete component of a cell that performs a specific function |
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| measurement associated with acids and bases |
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| Engulfing of materials by certain cells of the body |
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| the liquid portion of blood |
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| Blood flow through a network of vessels between the heart and the lungs for the oxygenation of blood and the remaoval of carbon dioxide |
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| the organelle of the cell wehre protein synthesis takes place |
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| an imaginary line running from front to back that divides the body into right and left protions |
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| Organelle of the muscle fiber that stores calcium |
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| Thin sheets of tissue that line body cavitites not having exits to the outside |
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| the backbone tht protects the spial cord, which runs inside of it |
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| layer of tissue under the dermis that contains adipose tissue |
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| Loose, connective tissue that lines the joint cavity |
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| the general blood circulation of the body, not including the lungs |
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| an imaginary line dividing the body or body parts into top and bottom portions |
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| a narrowing of the diameter of a blood vessel |
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| a widening of the diameter of a blood vessel |
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| the anterior columns of the gray matter of the spinal cord |
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| Lower chambers of the heart |
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| the fertilized egg, from the time it is fertilized until it is implanted in the uterus |
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