Description

A fluid that carries gases, nutrients and wastes through the body. Blood consists of platelets, plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells
Carries needed materials like food & oxygen to cells; carries wastes away from cells; transportation system
Takes in food, breaks it down & absorbs needed nutrients. Breaks up large molecules into small molecules (ex: carbohydrates into glucose)
Controls & regulates many body processes like growth, development & metabolism with hormones. Hormones are produced in glands throughout the body. Glands are a type of organ (ex: pancreas, adrenal gland, pituitary gland, etc)
A chemical the body uses to break down large molecules into smaller molecules (chemical scissors)
A chemical-messenger that causes a change in another cell or tissue in a different part of the body
Protects the body from infection, injury & UV rays; keeps water inside & helps regulate body temperature
Pair of organs that remove waste from the blood. The waste products are collected in the urinary bladder
Organs that makes and releases a mixture called bile, which is stored in the gallbladder. Bile breaks up large fat droplets during digestion
Enables body to move; allows heart to pump to circulate blood & moves food through the digestive system
Controls senses & most body functions by carrying information between the brain & body
A specialized cell that moves messages in the form of fast-moving electrical impulses in the brain
Different tissues working together to perform a specific function
Different organs working together to perform a major function of the body
Anything living, all of the organ systems working together
Organ that makes enzymes that break down food molecules into smaller ones
Produces sex cells & hormones that control male & female characteristics; produces offspring to continue the species
Takes oxygen into the body and removes carbon dioxide
Supports & shapes body, protects major organs, works with muscles to allow movement & makes blood cells
Removes waste products like urine (urinary system), feces (colon/rectum), carbon dioxide (lungs), sweat (skin)

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