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| What are the five organ systems |
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cardiovascular
Lymphatic
respirtory
digestive
Excretory Systems |
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| What does the Cardiovscular System do? |
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| This is the organ that pumps blood around the body. |
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| blood is a fluid tissue consisting of several kinds of cells and platelets, called formed elements. |
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| The blood its main function is??? |
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The bloods main function is to transport moecules, cells, and heat from one part of the body to the other.
The majority of molecules that is transported by the blood is respirtory gases,(oxygen,carbon dioxide),
nutrients different kinds of waste products |
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| Formed elements are suspended in a watery envirorment, called plasma |
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| Plasma is a fluid in the blood that has many kinds of dissolved molecules that include nutrients, wastes, and proteins |
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| The function of the heart |
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Definition
| The organ responsible for pumping blood through the body |
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| This organ is responsible for regulating toxic and unnecessary molecules in the body |
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| lymphatic system what does it do? |
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Definition
1) moves fat from the small intestines tract to the blood stream
2) transports excess tissue fluid back to the cardiovascular system
3) defends against harmful agents such as bacteria |
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| what 5 things make up the lymphatic system |
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Definition
lymph nodes
tonsils
spleen
thymus
red bone marrow |
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what is part of the respiratory system
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Definition
the diaphram
alveoli (are sacs that fill the lungs) |
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| what is the digestive system |
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Definition
The mouth
salivary glands
pharynx
stomach
small intestine
liver
hepatic portal vein
gallbladder
large intestine |
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Term
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Definition
nephrons
glomerulus
proximal convoluted tubule
loop of henle
distal convoluted tubule |
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Definition
| tiny tubule that are fuctional units of the kidneys |
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| a cluster of blood vessels surrounded by the bowmens capsule in the kidneys it fliters the blood |
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| what does the proximal convoluted tubule do |
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Definition
| responsible for reabsorbing gluclose and nutrients from the blood |
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| what does the loop of henle do |
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Definition
| its job is to regulate the amount of water lost from the kidneys, and how much is absorbed |
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| What does the distal convoluted tubule do |
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Definition
| secrets metabolytes from your kidneys that you have taken |
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| what hold the urea before in goes to the bladder |
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Definition
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Term
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| it is a ball of food formed by the tongue |
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| what is the job of the pharynx |
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Definition
| this is the part of the throat taht contacts the walls of the esphogus |
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