Body systems and Homeostasis

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  1. 1. The framework of the body, consisting of bones and other connective tissues,
  2. 4. a group of organs that work together to perform a specific function.
  3. 6. The tissues, glands, and organs involved in producing offspring
  4. 7. the system that circulates blood and lymph through the body, consisting of the heart, blood vessels, blood, lymph, and the lymphatic vessels and glands.
  5. 8. a system where some portion or all of the output produced by the system returns as input, effecting the succeeding processes
  6. 11. digestion Mechanical digestion involves physically breaking down food substances into smaller particles to more efficiently undergo chemical digestion.
  7. 15. the tendency toward a relatively stable equilibrium between interdependent elements, especially as maintained by physiological processes.
  8. 16. any of the fine branching blood vessels that form a network between the arterioles and venules.
  9. 18. an elongated contractile cell that forms the muscles of the body.
  10. 20. composed of cells that have the special ability to shorten or contract in order to produce movement of the body parts.
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  1. 2. The systems that excrete wastes from the body
  2. 3. The organs that are involved in breathing
  3. 5. the network of nerve cells and fibers which transmits nerve impulses between parts of the body.
  4. 9. The glands and organs that make hormones and release them directly into the blood so they can travel to tissues and organs all over the body.
  5. 10. an organ in the human or animal body which secretes particular chemical substances for use in the body or for discharge into the surroundings.
  6. 12. a regulatory substance produced in an organism and transported in tissue fluids such as blood or sap to stimulate specific cells or tissues into action.
  7. 13. any of the muscular-walled tubes forming part of the circulation system by which blood (mainly that which has been oxygenated) is conveyed from the heart to all parts of the body.
  8. 14. The organs that take in food and liquids and break them down into substances that the body can use for energy, growth, and tissue repair.
  9. 17. any of the tubes forming part of the blood circulation system of the body, carrying in most cases oxygen-depleted blood toward the heart.
  10. 19. The system in the body composed of muscle cells and tissues that brings about movement of an organ or body part.