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Complete the crossword puzzle by using the hints.
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Gas exchange. Produce blood cells. Place where two bones meet. A state of balance . Breaks food down.
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cells
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it makes you strong. its like water on you. its in you. its on you hands feet etc . it affects you.
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Older Children
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Body Parts
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All these things work together to keep me alive. These help me move around. I can't breathe without these. I have lots of these and they can be broken!. This controls everything I do from moving my hand to running and walking.
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Neural Processing and the Brain
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Allows control of the skeletal muscles. Directs messages to sensory receiving areas in cortex. Processes sensory input and coordinates balance. Detects where radioactive glucose goes under brain activity. Minimum intensity needed for a neural impulse to stimulate.
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Adult
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Abdominal A&P
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nonencapsulated organ of the abdomen. vessel that divides the liver into right and left lobes. accessory duct found in the pancreas. location of the IVC in realtion to the liver. function unit of the kidney.
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Reproductive System
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the young of an animal in early stages of development within the womb. any bodily passage, especially one conveying secretions or excretion. reproductive gland. semen, a male reproductive cell. the process involved in the union of a male and female sex cell outside of the body of the female.
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Muscular
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A muscle that acts as a stabilizer of one part of the body during movement of another part.. Any of the elongated contractile threads found in striated muscle.. One of the segments into which a myofibril is divided.. A nerve cell forming part of pathway along which impulses pass from the brain or spinal cord to a muscle or gland.. Of or relating to skeleton muscle that is composed of weak, slowly contracting fibers, adopted for low-intensity, high-endurance activities..
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Respiratory System
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The most amount of air that the lungs can hold.. The area of the body where oxygen is inhaled and carbon dioxide is inhaled and carbon dioxide is exhaled. This is a little flap that moves to block the windpipe when you are eating.. Tiny sacs at the end of each bronchiole. This is where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged. The plural of this is alveoli.. This is hemoglobin without oxygen molecules. Oftentimes deoxy- hemoglobin contains carbon dioxide instead. They are colored purple or blue..
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Respiratory Crossword
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Portion of lungs connected with the ribs. Accelerated breathing . Normal respiratory rate. Noise produce by air rushing through trachea and bronchi. Warms and moistens air.
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Respiratory Crossword
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Palate supported by the bone. 'adenoid'; located high in the nasopharynx. Warms and moistens air. Superior opening of the larynx. Located at the base of the tongue.
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Digestive System
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chewing of food. digestive tract layer that contains large blood vessels and lymphatic vessels. ducts located along sides of lingual frendulum. secretes intrinsic factor and hydrochloric acid (2 words). superior portion of stomach.
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Circulatory System
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filters foriegn substances from blood. increase in numbers when infection is present. the pressure of the blood inthe vessels. beat of the the pulse; measured in beats per minute. abnormal heart function.
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Musculoskeletal System
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A place where two things, or separate parts of one thing,are joined or united, to create a motion. . A joint located where the neck and backbone connect. Is a joint located In the hip where the leg and hip connect . Is a joint located in the thumbs. Is a joint located in the hand near the wrist..
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Older Children
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Cell Project
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In plant cells that make food. Group of similar cells doing the same thing. Make their own protein. Structures in cytoplasm. A cell that has chloroplast.
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Parts Of A Cell
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Green struture in plant cells. Sac-like space for storing food and waste. Cell containing nucleus. Small organelle composed of cytoplasmic granuales. Basic unit of life.
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The Digestive System
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gastric juice which is produced by the liver. finger-like structures that contains blood and lymph vessels. a semisolid material that is discharged by the anus. a narrow coiled tube which is 22ft. long. it is where the food enters.
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Older Children
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Cell Reproduction
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doubled chromosome. chromosomes separate. Mitosis is broken up into __________ parts. daughter cells are identical.... copied chromosomes align in the.....
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Tissue Types
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Transports substances, helps maintain stable internal movement. Located throughout the body within heart chambers.. Form the substance of bone. Contains a blood vessel.(haversian system). heart movements. Located in the heart muscle.. Contains a dense network of elastic fiber. It is more flexible than hyalie cartilage. Provides framework for external ears and for parts of the larynx.. Rigid connective tissue. Provides support, frameworks and attachements. Protects underlying tissues. Forms structural models for developing bones..
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Circulatory
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just before the capillaries. occurs when a tissue can't get enough oxygen because of reduced blood flow. soluble precursor to the major blood clotting protein. percent of blood sample made up of red blood cells. primary pacemaker.
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Head and Neck Anatomy
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Muscle of mastication. act of chewing. crackling or grinding sound. the cheekbone. contains tooth sockets.
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To Kill a Mockingbird
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evil. favorable. very bad or unpleasant. always ready to fight. to carry on in spite of difficulties.
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Older Children
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Cells
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Magnifies by focusing beams of electrons.. Fluid-filled area of the cell used for storage.. Surrounds the nucleus and has pores that allows things to enter/leave the nucleus.. Loose, uncoiled DNA that is stretched out so the cell can 'read' the DNA. Present in the nucleus.. Produces lipids and breaks down toxic substances..
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Wounds
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Dead, devitalized (necrotic) tissue can delay healing. Slough and eschar are the 2 types of necrotic tissue that may appear in a wound. Slough is moist, loose, stringy necrotic tissue that is typically yellow. Eschar, which appears as dry, thick, lea. Suppression of the immune system by disease, medication, or age can delay wound healing. Radiation therapy can cause ulceration or change in the skin; either immediately after a treatment or after all treatment has ended.. these decrease the strength of the scar and increase the risk of developing a hematoma.. impedes the transformation of monocytes into macrophages. a collagenase enzyme applied to necrotic tissue areas .
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Cells
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Microscope that magnifies by focusing beams of electrons. Fluid-filled area of the cell used for storage. Sometimes called the Nuclear Envelope. Stores food or pigment molecules. Small, round structures that make proteins using genetic information from the nucleus.
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Teenage
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Cellular Functions
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the cell releases substances. carries substances across the cell and releases them. concentration is equal. a difference in concentration of a substance. movement across a cell membrane that does not cost energy.
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Adult
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Tissue
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A type of connective tissue that form a 3D web to create a mesh. Form the framework of the spleen, lymph nodes, and bone marrow.. Stratified tissue typically found in body areas that are subjected to stress and tension changes. For example, the urinary bladder.. thin, sheetlike structures that may have many important functions to the body. They cover and protect the body surface, line body cavities, and cover inner surfaces of hollow organs.. The formal name for the cells that are responsible for producing antibodies and fighting infections.. The basic structural unit of bone..
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Parts of the Brain
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Encloses the shallow third ventricle. A very large fiber tract that connects the cerebral hemispheres. Plays a role in consciousness and the awake/sleep cycles. Also known as the 'interbrain'. Contains centers that control heart rate, blood pressure, breathing, swallowing, and vomiting.
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Teenage
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The Kidneys
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Small calcium deposits that cause pain in the kidneys. Collection point for the body's liquid waste. Treatment used for kidney failure. Describing many fluid-filled sacs on the kidney. Drinking plenty of this will flush the kidneys.
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Teenage
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Human Body Systems
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Cells in liquid that carry nutrients thoughout the body. Group of cells with the same job. Tissues that share the same task. Part of the body in the chest to help you breath. Carries blood away from the heart.
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Teenage
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Hair and Fiber
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found in hair and nails. controls the amount of light going through the aperture; may be adjusted. created by forcing fiber forming materials through holes into the air, forming a thread.. the refraction of light in an anisotropic material (as calcite) in two slightly different directions to form two rays . large, flat area under the objectives.
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Enzymes & Digestive System
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too much water is absorbed by large intestine. sphincter at top of stomach. hormone that raises blood sugar levels. tissue that keeps food from going down trachea. enzymes work by ________ the activation energy.
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Body Systems
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the system that fights off disease; composed of leukocytes, tonsils, adenoids, thymus, and spleen. pumping and channeling blood to and from the body and lungs with heart, blood, and blood vessels. skin, hair and nails . collecting, transferring and processing information with brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, and nerves . communication within the body using hormones made by endocrine glands such as the hypothalamus, pituitary or pituitary gland, pineal body or pineal gland, thyroid, parathyroids, and adrenals or adrenal glands .
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Older Children
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Body
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More Then What the ideal Body Compistion is. Small Badoy Type. Nonfat Tissuse. A Slow Prosses of Gaining Weight. Big Body Type.
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BODY IMAGE
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persons with ___________ disorder often eat a very large amount of food and feel out of control while doing so.. __________ is a condition in which a person starve themselves in order to loose weight. showing__________ is one way to help someone with an eating disorder. a condition in which a person eats a very small amount of food or extremely large amounts of food is called ______. ________ themselves the way they are will help teen improve their body image..
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Teenage
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Organ Systems
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This system delivers nutrients and oxygen to the cells, removes waste and carbon dioxide from the cells . This system collects waste produced by cells and removes the waste from the body . Red blood cells are made mostly of this, iron-containing protein. Lower chambers of the heart that pumps blood out of the heart. Carries blood away from the heart.
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Muscle
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Thigh. Stomach. Back of upper arm. Upper back / neck. Calf.
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Cells
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organelles in plants that produce the green color. several cells that look similar and do the same job. made of strands of DNA. the building blocks of life. controls what enters and leaves the cell.
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Falls
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Bone Strengthening Supplement. . __ or more medications increase risk of fall. . Physical Consequence of Falls . Break in a Bone . Leading cause of __ deaths in US. .
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Older Children
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Cells
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Plants need this to get glucose.. A group of cells working together.. An organism with one cell is called this.. A type of aquatic cell.. Robert Hooke came up with this. {2 words}.
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Teenage
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Sensations
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This sense gives us feedback about the position and orientation of specific body parts. Receptors in our muscles and joints send information to our brain about our limbs.. Theory that states that the hair cells in the cochela respond to different frequencies of sound based on where they are located in the cochela. Created by Helmholtz. . Refers to the length of the waves and determines pitch, measured in megahurtz.. Determines the height of the wave and the loudness of the sound, which is measured in decibels. . Theory that states lower tones are sensed by the rate at which the cells fire. Demonstrates that the Place Theory accurately describes how hair cells sense the upper range of pitches but not the lower tones. .
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Adult
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The Respiratory System
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The main organs of the Respiratory System. We exhale this and is carried away from the lungs. We inhale this and is carried to the lungs. Two air tubes that branch off and carry air into the lungs. Essential to life .
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Teenage
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Body System Vocabulary
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A place where bones meet and are attached to each other and to muscle.. Connective tissue that produces red and white blood cells.. The tiny air sacs located at the ends of bronchi in the lungs.. Nerve cells that detect conditions in the body's environment.. The projections sticking into the small intestine..
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Older Children
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Body and Face
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This color of hair is a light yellow. . This kind of hair isn't straight. . This is the hair on a man's face below his nose and above his lip.. This is the hair on a man's face around his cheeks and chin. . If one eats two much candy, one might become this way. .
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Nutritional Needs
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A condition resulting from a calcium deficiency.. A lack of the right proportions of nutrients over an extended period of time. . A condition characterized by a reduced number of red blood cells. . A disease of the nervous system resulting from a thiamin deficiency. . A vitamin that can be stored in the fatty tissues of the body. .
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The Chemistry of Life
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Fill in the blanks with words associated with carbon compounds.
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Consists of 5 carbon sugars; a phosphate group and a nitrogeneous base.. Large and varied group of biological molecules that are not generally soluble in water.. A/K/A 'RNA.'. A/K/A 'DNA.'. Created when monomers join together..
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Adult
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Cell and Tissue Function
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Match the tissue with its function, location, or descrpition.
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Lines urinary bladder and portions of ureters and urethra. Consists of blood plasma and formed elements; red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. . Consists of chondrocytes scattered amoung bundles of collagen fibers within the extracellular matrix. Pumps blood to all parts of the body. Covers surfave of ovary, lines kidneys tubules, and smaller ducts of many glands.
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Circulatory System
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This chamber pumps blood to all parts of the body. The fatty deposition in blood vessels called. The space in which blood flows. This carries oxygenated blood from the lungs. A major heart disease.
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Muscles
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the heart is a .............. muscle. muscles are made up of.......... an increase in heart rate ensures that this is carried to the muscles. when a muscle returns to it's normal length. the colour of slow twitch fibres.
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Teenage
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Anatomy
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abnormal heart beat. towards the back, behind. relating to the heel bone or heel. condition in which an individual has a low red blood cell count. away from the middle.
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CELLS
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captures energy and produces food. storage system (food,water,waste etc.). consists of only one cell. a cell in your body that gets rid of bacteria. the power house of a cell.
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Teenage
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