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| an organ that creates and releases hormones your bloodstream that do a spenfici function in your body |
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| a chemical substances that act as "messengers" from the glands to the body |
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| an organ that creates and releases hormones, your bloodstream that do a specific function in your boyd |
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| produces the insulin that ontrol blood sugar levels |
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| the testes produces the sex hormone testosterone and produce sperm |
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| to look for abnormalities in the body |
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| to detect masses or fluid in soft tissues usually the thyroid gland |
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| to determine if hormone levels are normal |
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| using a thin needle to take a tissue sample for a biopsy |
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| a hollow organ in the lower abdominal area that stores urine |
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| passageway where urine leaves the body |
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| the opening of the urethra exiting your body, external opening. |
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| taking an x-ray of the urinary tract using a injected to show any blockages in the genitourinary systen. |
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| canal for penis entry and baby delivery |
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| passage area for fluid movement |
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| where store of embryo occurs "the womb" |
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| transport the egg to the uterus |
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| stores eggs and will release eggs after puberty |
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| the sex oran where semen is released into the female |
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| cells with genetic material from a man create which is needed to create a new life |
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| girl 8-14, boys 10-14 is the average age span but does vary quite often |
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| when the female egg and sperm unite to create a zygote |
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| newly fertilized egg than develops into an embryo |
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| developing from embryo week #11 to unborn human baby prepared to be born |
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| women and men sexual organs or tissues |
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| carrying a child in the uterus for approximately 40 weeks |
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| filters, warms, and moisten the air you breathe |
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| air from the lungs passes across thin tissues in the larynx and produces sound |
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| a long tube that brings air into your lungs and food travels through to the stomach |
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| a long tube that leads down to the lungs, where it divides into the right and left lung. |
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| a condition in which your airways narrow and swell and produces extra mucus |
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| A condition in which the heart muscle itself doesn’t receive a sufficient blood supply, resulting in pain in the chest and often in the left arm and shoulder. |
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| Force that flowing blood exerts against artery walls. |
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| Abnormally slow heart rate. Generally, any rate under 60 beats per minute. |
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| Occurs when the heart stops beating and the circulation of blood ceases. |
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| Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation |
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| Pertaining to the heart and blood and blood vessels. |
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| Condition caused by narrowing of the coronary arteries resulting in decreased blood supply to the heart (ischemia). |
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| Arteries arising from the base of the aorta which carry blood to the heart muscle. |
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| Coronary Artery Bypass Graft |
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| Disease characterized by high levels of glucose in the blood caused by a failure of the pancreas to produce enough insulin or by ineffective use of insulin in the body. |
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| Test in which pulses of sound are sent into the body, and the echoes returning from the surfaces of the heart produce images that are recorded. |
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| Condition which results in a block or a slowing of the electrical impulses which travel through the heart. |
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| Number of times the heart beats in one minute. 60-100 min. |
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