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- 4. functional unit of the kidney
- 6. gland “master gland,” it produces hormones that control many other endocrine glands
- 9. System Removes excess fluid from body tissues and returns it to the bloodstream
- 11. a chemical messenger released in the bloodstream that sends signals to distant cells, causing them to change their behavior in a specific way
- 12. vein carries cleaned blood from the kidney back to the heart
- 14. produces insulin, a hormone that enables glucose to enter cells so it can be burned
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- 1. a group of cells that prepare and release a chemical for use by the body
- 2. B-cells produced by B-cells; quick-start production of antibody when a repeat infection is detected.
- 3. System Controls the amount of water in the body, as well as the levels of many substances in that water
- 5. one of the main regulators of the endocrine system; It controls the pituitary gland.
- 7. glands produce cortisol, which causes the liver to release more glucose into the blood
- 8. an organ where many white blood cells live and reproduce
- 9. nodes where the lymph is cleaned before it is returned to the blood
- 10. gland makes hormones that control the basal metabolic rate of the body
- 13. a weakened or inactive version of a pathogen that stimulates the body’s production of antibodies