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| cell-tissue-organ-system-organism |
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| basic unit of all living things |
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| the study of cells and their functions |
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| produces movement in the body through contraction, or shortening in length |
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| skeletal, smooth, cardiac |
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| three types of muscle tissue |
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| found throughout the body as lining for internal organs and also forms the outer skin |
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| type of epithelial tissue that lines body passageways and excretes a thick substance |
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| the supporting and protecting tissue in body structures |
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| examples of connective tissue |
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| adipose tissue, bone, cartilage |
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| forms a network of nerves throughout the entire body; allows for the conduction of electrical impulses to send information between the brain and the rest of the body |
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| forms protective two-way barrier and aids in temperature regulation |
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| skeleton supports and protects the body, forms blood cells, and stores minerals; muscles produce movement |
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| pumps blood throughout the entire body to transport nutrients, oxygen, and wastes |
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| transports oxygen, protects against pathogens, and controls bleeding |
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| protects the body from disease and invasion from pathogens |
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| obtains oxygen and removes carbon dioxide from the body |
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| obtains nutrients for the body |
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| filters waste products out of the blood and removes them from the body |
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| female reproductive system |
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| produces eggs for reproduction and provides place for growing baby |
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| produces sperm for reproduction |
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| regulates metabolic activities of the body |
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| standing erect with the arms at the side of the body, the palms of the hands facing forward, and the eyes looking straight ahead; in addition, the legs are parallel with the feet and the toes pointing forward |
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| sagittal plane or median plane |
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| runs lengthwise from front to back and divides the body or any of its parts into right and left portions |
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| frontal plane or coronal plane |
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| transverse plane or horizontal plane |
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| a crosswise plane that runs parallel to the ground; divides body into upper and lower portions |
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| the body lying horizontally and facing upward |
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