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chapter 2 body terms
chapter 2 "terms pertaining to the body as a whole"
Question | Answer |
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gelatinous substance composed of water, protein, sugar, acids, fats, and various minterals | cell |
smallest living unit | cell |
chromosomes regions | genes |
photograph of an individual's chromosomes, arranged by size, shape, and number | karyotype |
total of the cheical processes in a cell. it includes catabolism and anabolism | metabolism |
group of similar cells working toether to do a specific job | tissue |
conducts impulses all over the body | nerve tissue |
mouth pharynx, esophagus, stomch, intestines, liver, gallbladder, pancreas | system digestive system |
kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, urethra | system urinary or excretory system |
nose, pharynx, larynxz, trachea, bronchial tubes, lungs | system respiratory system |
ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterus, vagina, mammary glands testes and associated tubes, urethra, penis, prostate | system reproductive system |
thyroid gland, pituitary gladn, sex glands, adrenaal glands, pancreas, parathyroid gland | system exocrine system |
brain, spianl cord, nervews, and collections of nerves | system nervous system |
heart, blood vessels, lyphatic vessels, spleen, thymus gland | system circulatory system |
muscles, bones, and joints | system musculoskelatal system |
skin, hair, nails, sweat glands, and oil glands | system skin system |
eye, ear, nose, tongue | system sense organs |
space within the body that contains internal organs | body cavity |
separates abdominal and thoracic cavities | diaphragm |
neck region | cervical region |
chest region | thoracic region |
waist, between the ribs and hipbone region | lumbar region |
five bones, fused together to form 1 bone (sacrum bone) region | sacral region |
coccyc is a small bone composed of four fused pieces region | coccygeal region |