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Human body vocab : unit 1
Question | Answer | Sentence |
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Respiratory system | the system that brings oxygen to the body. It is made up of the lungs, diaphragm, windpipe, and nasal passages. | |
Digestive system | A group of organs that take in and digest food,and eliminate solid wastes. | Good diet is important to keep a digestive system healthy. |
Mechanical digestion | the breakdown of food through chewing, mixing, or churning. | |
Chemical digestion | It's the chemical breakdown of food into simpler compounds. | |
Intergumentary system | The body system consisting of the skin,hair,and nails that protects the underlying tissues. | |
Immune system | the bodily system of organs, tissues, cells, and cell products, which protects the body by detecting the presence of, and disabling, disease-causing agents in the body. | |
Sensory system | a part of the nervous system responsible for processing sensory information. | A sensory system consists of sensory receptors, neural pathways, and parts of the brain involved in sensory perception. |
Endocrine system | A group of glands that produce hormones and release them into the blood. | |
Muscular system | A group of organs whose primary function is movement. | |
Skeletal system | A group of organs that provide support. | |
Nervous system | A group of organs and nerves that gather, interpret,and respond to information. | |
Resproductive system | A group of organs that function in all reproductive processes. | |
Circulatory system | The body system that circulates blood throughout the body and delivers essential substances to cells and removes wastes. |