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Skeletal and Muscular System
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The chewing muscles are also called the muscles of. A disorder that causes a loss of bone mass.. This type of muscle is called involuntary muscle.. This muscle is only found in one place.. The enlarged ends of the long bone..
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Cardiovascular System
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these take oxygen-rich blood throughout the bod. the gas that all organisms need to survive. there are red and ________ blood cells. carry blood to heart from other parts of the body. vitamins and minerals are also called _____________.
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Older Children
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Body Parts
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the thing that is beetween your wrist and finger. the thing that is beetween your elbow and hand. the joint that bends your leg. the joint that bends your arm. the thing that is on your hande.
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The Skeletal System
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bones that protect internal organs. points of contact between bones. found in your neck and forearm. acts as a cushion at a joint. a knoblike projectionn.
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Joints
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Joint where the rounded end of one bone fits into a ring that is formed by another bone plus an encircling ligament. Movement occurs around two axes. Where the rigid elements of the skeleton meet. Allows movement around one axis only. Moving an elevated part inferiorly.
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Human 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. the organism's ability to maintain a stable internal environment; water, temperature, glucose. barrier, protection, helps maintain homeostasis; skin, hair and nails. collecting, transferring and processing information with brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, and nerves.
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Older Children
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Blood
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Another name for white blood cells. ______________ is known as the 'river of life'. An abnormal increase in the number of erythrocytes is ________________.. Living blood cells are grouped together as ____________ ________________.. the percentage of erythrocytes compared to total blood volume is called ____________..
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Respiratory System
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what you breathe in. what you breathe with. what you breth out. where your respiratory system is. the throut.
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Digestive System
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difficulty in swallowing. pertaining to the digestive tract. glands that produce saliva. upset stomach. part of the body that contains digestive organs.
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Circulatory
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the human body has four of theese. one drop of blood contains how many red blood cells. what causes high cholestreol and calcium. high blood preasure is also known as. the beating sound in your heart comes from______ closing.
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20 Muscles
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Elevates mandible, as in closing mouth. . Elevates hyoid bone as in opening mouth.. Upper lip.. Turns palm anteriorly.. Elevates hyoid bone and floor of mouth and depresses mandible..
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The Lymphatic System
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___ ___are filters of lymph.. an organ that filters blood.. 'The ____ is inside the ribcage, just behind the breastbone.'. 'The lymphatic system ____ fats and fat-soluble vitamins from the digestive system and delivers the nutrients to the cells of the body where they are used by the cells.'. What is the liquid and protein that has been squeezed out of blood? .
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Muscles
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Promotes the growth of muscle tissue. Located on the wall of the hear; contain striations; involuntary. Involuntary; smooth texture; in stomach, intestine, urinary bladder, etc.. Muscles are lean; use oxygen to create energy; has strong endurance. Thicker and stronger; contract very quickly; tire out very easily.
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Older Children
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The Circulatory System
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The fluid that flows through out the body. The organ system which helps blood flow through the body. Carry blood away from heart . Maintaining a stable body temperature. The element transported in blood.
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Older Children
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Skin, Bones, and Muscles
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Protects your heart and lungs. Tough waterproof proteins. Another name for backbone. Another name for skull. The muscle your heart is made from.
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Theology of the Body Definitions
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the study of God as revealed through our bodies. Estrogen and Progesterone. true love must involve giving, sacrificing and putting others 1st. selfish sexual desire, apart from the love of God. the releasing of a mature egg.
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Male and Female Anatomy
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Composed of sperm cells and secretions from seminal vesicle and prostate glands. Monthly sloughing off of the uterine lining. Removal of the clitoral hood. Outer, spongy layer of penis. Stage at which menstrual cycle stops.
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Anatomy
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behind. foot. lower back bone. on the outer side of. naval.
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Anatomy
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produces red/white blood cells and platelets . the end of a long bone . region form one Z line to the next and is the functional unit of contraction . fatty connective tissue . light and dark stripes on the muscle .
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Endocrine Glands
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Produces Insulin and Glucagon that helps control blood sugar levels. produces PTH that raises blood calcium levels. produces estrogens that assist with the growth and development of female secondary sex characteristics . produces Thymosin that programs T lymphocytes. produces melatonin that is involved in biological rhythms .
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The Eye
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the inner part of the eye. breaks the light. brings the picture in the right position. black point. protects the eye from dust.
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cell parts
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makes energy for cell from sunlight. tail that moves the cell around . contain DNA of the cell. brain of the cell. digests food for the cell.
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Hemispheric Specialisation & Neurons
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large structure incased in the skull that is made of billions of neurons. cable like column of nerve fibres that extends from the base of the brain to the lower back. . part of the neuron that sends information away from the cell body (soma) to other neurons.. fatty white substance that insulates the axon. chemicals released from synaptic knobs, that carry chemical information from one knob to another through the synapse.
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The Ear
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Specialized sudoriferous glands (sweat glands) located subcutaneously in the external auditory canal.. The rigid outer wall of the inner ear. It consists of three parts: the vestibule, semicircular canals, and cochlea.. The spiral cavity of the inner ear containing the organ of Corti, which produces nerve impulses in response to sound vibrations.. The external part of the ear in humans and other mammals.. The organ in the inner ear found only in mammals that contains auditory sensory cells, or 'hair cells.'.
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The Nervous System
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Largest nerve tract that connects the right and left hemispheres of the brain.. A deep grove in the brain.. A cerebrovascular accident.. Causes muscles to contract, glands to secrete, and organs to function properly.. A fluid that helps cushion the brain and spinal cord and nourishes with oxygen and glucose..
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Major Bones of the Body
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Protects many vital organs. Has many bones fused together to protect the brain. Collarbone. The longest bone of the body. Fingers and toes.
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Body Systems
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what is produced in bone marrow. what cell includes b-cell, T-cells and cytotoxic T-cells . what allows organisms to respond to the environment. what cell allows diffucsion of nutrients . what cell carrys oxygen .
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The Digestive System
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performs over 500 different jobs. the process in which our body breaks down food and delivers nutrients. loop-like structures in the small intestine. removes water and salts. produces bile which breaks down fat.
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Teenage
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Placenta
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Placenta is produced during___________. Enhance uterine blood supply and enlarge breasts. Placenta is located in the_________. Placenta is attached or covering the uterus. Causes relaxation of pelvic ligaments.
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Parts of a Cell
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Storage bubbles that store food and a variety of nutrients.. Protein builders or the protein synthesizers of the cell. . Named after Camillo Golgi, an Italian biologist.. Holds all of the cell pieces and fluids inside the cell and keeps any nasty things outside the cell.. Powerhouse of the cell..
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Integumentary System
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hair develops from this structure. absence of normal pigmentation. secondary hairs make up this . layer with closely packed clear cells. inner thicker layer of skin .
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Cell Structures
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uses solar energy to do photosynthesis; contains chlorophyll. supports cell and provides shape; aids movement of materials in and out of the cell; composed of microtubes. two layers around the nucleus that contain numerous openings for nuclear traffic. the outer membrane of the cell that controls cellular traffic. uses RNA to produce proteins.
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Endocrine-DM Insulins and Oral Agents
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Metformin HCL (Glucophage) is this type of oral agent.. Diabetes Mellitus Type I is most prone to accumulation of toxic __________.. __________ is given to quickly raise the blood sugar.. Insulin is absorbed most quickly when injected into the __________.. Insulin is metabolized in the __________..
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The Skeletal System
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A joint that allows one bone to rotate around another.. A mineral that helps keep bones strong.. A condition in which the body's bones become weak and break easily.. A place where two bones come together.. A joint that allows little or no movement..
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The Skeletal System
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A joint that allows one bone to rotate around another.. A mineral that helps keep bones strong.. A condition in which the body's bones become weak and break easily.. A place where two bones come together.. A joint that allows little or no movement..
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The Skeletal System
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A joint that allows one bone to rotate around another.. A mineral that helps keep bones strong.. A condition in which the body's bones become weak and break easily.. A place where two bones come together.. A joint that allows little or no movement..
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Digestive System
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the part of the body that contains the digestive organs. In human beings, this is between the diaphragm and the pelvis. a small sac located on the cecum.. a large organ located above and in front of the stomach. It filters toxins from the blood, and makes bile (which breaks down fats) and some blood proteins.. a type of protein that speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction in your body.. the part of the large intestine that run downwards after the transverse colon and before the sigmoid colon..
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Integumentary System
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By using the hint or clues, you can find the hidden words in the crossword puzzle.
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Produces keratin cells that make up the nail plate. A type of protein found in the skin, hair, and nails. Produces hair. Is a layer of fat and connective tissue that houses larger blood vessels and nerves. Is enclosed within a hair follicle.
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Body System's
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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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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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