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Human Biology and Health
Chapter One
21
Biology
8th Grade
10/30/2007

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Peer Pressure
Definition
The Pressure from friends and classmates to behave in certain ways
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cytoplasm
Definition
the state of being at the best possible level of health- in the body, mind, and relationships with other
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adrenaline
Definition
a chemical that gives a burst of energy and causes changes in the body to prepare a person for a quick action
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cytoplasm
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the area in a cell between the cell membrane and the nucleus; contains a clear, jellylike substance inwhich cell structures are found
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continuum
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a gradual progression through many stages between one extreme and another, as in the illness-wellness contiuum
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social health
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a component of wellness that cousists of how well a person gets along wihth others
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muslce tissue
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a body tissue that contracts or shortens, making body parts move
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homeostatis

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the proccess by which ao organism's internal enviroment is kept stable in spite of changes in the external enviroment
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nerve tissue
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a body tissue that carries messages back and forth between the brain and every other part of the body
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cell
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the basic unit of structure and function in a living thing

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epithelial tissue
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a body tissue that covers the surface of the body, inside and out
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mental health
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a component of wellness that involves a person's feelings, or emotions
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organ system
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a group of organs that work together to perform a major function in the body
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tissue
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a group of similar cells that perform the same function
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stress
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the reaction of a person's body and mind to threatening, challenging, or disturbing events
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nucleus
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the control center of a cell that directs the cell's activities and contains information that determines the cell's characteristics
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cell membrane
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the outside boundary of a cell
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organ
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a structure in the body that is composed of different kinds of tissue
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connective tissue
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a body tissue that provides support for the body and connects all of its parts
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physical health
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a component of wellness that consists of how well the body functions
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