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unlike other primates, what means humans walk, run, or hop on 2 feet
Bipedalism
Most primates use fore & hind limbs to walk knows as what
quadrupedalism
what system includes sensory & motor nerves
Peripheral nervous system
Tissues associated with your immune system
lymphoid tissues and organs
what muscle lies directly below the lungs
diaphragm
An organ that is thought to be a degenerated remnant from an evolutionary ancestor
Vestigial
a primate that knuckle walks with no tail
ape
the part of your blood containing your DNA
Leukocytes (white blood cells)
physical breakdown of food into smaller pieces
mechanical digestion
kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder and urethra are part of which body system
renal
a member of family hominidae, includes great apes & humans
homonid
a member of hominids that are bipedal
hominin
responsible for processing all info from the PNS and sending info through PNS to entire body
What type of immunity are you born with
innate
what gland controls the reproductive system
pituitary
brachiation is movement accomplished how
swinging arms from one hold to another
which kind of primate has a skull that attaches at the bottom
bipedal
what cell in your brain is responsible for sending and processing electrical signals, traveling from the dendrites, across the axon, and to the next one through a synapse
Neuron
once food leaves your mouth it is a bolus, once it leaves your stomach it is now called what as it enters the small intestine
chyme
which part of the kidney is responsible for filtering blood and making sure any necessary chemicals are reabsorbed back into your blood
nephron
An antibody is what produced to fight a specific antigen
blood protein
All primates have a relatively flat face with forward facing eyes also known as
binocular vision
List the 4 heart areas in order that they flow through the body from the lungs
left atrium
left ventricle
right atrium
right ventricle
Name 3 organs that are lymphoid organs
thymus
spleen
appendix
Tonsils
Lymph nodes
the alveoli allows for what process to be completed in the lungs
diffusion