The body
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- 3. system system that collects waste made by cells and removes the wastes from the body; organs in this system include kidneys and ureters
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- 9. system system that provides shape and support, enables you to move, protects your organs, produces blood cells, stores minerals and other materials until your body needs them; this system includes bones, like your skull or vertebrae
- 11. transport how cells move things across the cell membrane; requires energy
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- 13. system system that carries needed substances (like oxygen and sugar) to cells and carries waste products away from cells; organs in this system are the heart, veins, and arteries
- 15. the organelle that changes sugar into energy your cell can use
- 18. a group of similar cells that perform the same function
- 19. structure made of different kinds of tissue that performs a specific job
- 20. organ systems are organized into these single living things
- 21. system a group of organs that work together to do a specific job
- 22. system system that produces chemicals that control many of the body's activities and regulates long term changes like growth and development; this system includes your thyroid gland and pancreas
- 25. the organelle that directs the cell's activities
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- 1. system system that receives information about what is happening inside and outside your body, directs the way your body responds to this information, and helps your body maintain homeostasis; this system includes your brain and spinal cord
- 2. membrane the organelle that controls what goes into and out of cells
- 4. connective tissue that connects bone to muscle
- 5. system system that moves oxygen from the outside environment into the body; organs in this system include your lungs, trachea, etc.
- 6. system system that produces eggs in the female and sperm in the male and allows sexual reproduction to take place; this system includes the ovaries or testes
- 8. system system that returns fluid to your bloodstream; this includes lymph nodes that help trap bacteria before going into your blood
- 10. system system that allows your body to move; this system includes your muscles (bicep, tricep, etc). and types of muscle (skeletal, smooth, cardiac)
- 14. connective tissue that connects bone to bone
- 16. balanced conditions inside an organism
- 17. system system that breaks down food into molecules the body can use and eliminates waste; this system includes your esophagus, stomach, and small intestine
- 23. how water crosses a cell membrane; requires no energy
- 24. system system that protects your body from disease; this includes lymphocytes (white blood cells)