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| How does the process of peristalsis act to aid digestion? |
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| squeezes "tube" to push down food. |
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| What are the ingredients of gastric juice? |
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| What does gastric juice do? |
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| breaks down protein and churns into chyme |
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| What is the degestive funtion of each of the three sections of the small intestine? |
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| duodenum -> Bile, pancreatic juice, wall of intestine wall (enzymes) |
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| What are the digestive contributions of the liver and pancreas? |
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| transports toxins and nutrients; bile, pancreatic juice. |
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| When does the excretory system join forces with the digestive system? |
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| large intestines; rectum and anus. |
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| Explain the connextion between the colon and the excretion of both liquid and solidwastes. |
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| bladder - Liguid wastes go through urethra |
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| What are the five levels of organization that help our bodies to funtion? |
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| Cells - Tissues - organs - systems - living things |
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| all of the functions that give your body energy and help your body grow. |
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| Where do hormones come from? |
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| Chemical messengers and glands. |
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| What is feedback mechanism? |
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| Where is the pituitary gland? |
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| What is the function of the pituitary gland? |
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| instructs other body organs and muscles what to do (grow & function) |
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| Where is the thyroid gland? |
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| What is the function of the thyroid gland? |
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| Where are the four parathyroid glands? |
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| What are the parathyroid gland's functions? |
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Definition
| regulate calsium - promote strong teeth, help secretion. |
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Term
| What is the name of the gland known as the "excitement gland"? |
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| Which of adrenal's hormones give us strength and speed in a crisis? |
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| Help regulate food, store energy |
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| What are the funtions of steroids? |
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| Directs how the body regulates food and stores energy |
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Term
| Which hormones are referred to as, "sleeping beauties"? |
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Definition
| hormones that start only are certain times. |
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| How to "sleeping beauty" hormones relate to puberty? |
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| Where does puberty take place in boys? Where does it take place in girls? |
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| Boys - testes, Girls - ovaries |
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Term
| Why does the sperm and egg need to join together to create a complete human baby? |
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| Because each is providing half of the genetic material |
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zygote= embryo= feetis= baby= |
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zygote= fertilize egg embryo= early devepement - 12 weeks (cell division) feetis= recognizable features baby= when it's born |
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