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This organ system provides protection and support for the body, and consists of bones, cartilages, ligaments, and joints.
What is the Skeletal System
100
Above
What is Superior
100
Ability of an organism to sense changes in the environment and make adjustments
What is Responsiveness
100
The other name for the eye.
What is orbital
100
The position someone is in when they stand straight up with their hands at their sides with their palms facing forward.
What is the Anatomical Position
200
Exchanges gases with the body and the air, consists of the lungs.
What is the Respiratory System
200
Toward the front of the body
What is Anterior
200
Ability to increase in size
What is Growth
200
The other name for the chest
What is Pectoral
200
The existence and maintenance of a relatively constant environment within the body.
What is Homeostasis
300
Absorbs nutrients into the body and transfers them into a form that cells can use, includes the stomach.
What is the Digestive System
300
Toward or on the surface
What is Superficial
300
The condition in which the parts of an organism have specific relationships to each other and the parts interact to perform specific functions.
What is Organization
300
The other name for the skull
What is Cranial
300
Produces and transfers sperm cells to the female and produces hormones that influence sexual function and behaviors.
What is the Male Reproductive System
400
Removes foreign substances from the blood and combats disease.
What is the Lymphatic System
400
Toward the midline of the body
What is Medial
400
The changes an organism undergoes through time
What is Development
400
The abdominal region superior to the umbilical region
What is the Epigastric Region
400
Mechanism that returns the body to a normal condition almost immediately.
What is Negative Feedback
500
Secretes hormones that control many functions of the human body.
What is the Endocrine System
500
Farther from the point of attachment
What is Distal
500
Ability to use energy to perform vital functions
What is Metabolism
500
The abdominal region inferior to the umbilical region
What is the Hypogastric Region
500
Performs a specific task in a system and is made of two or more tissues.
What is an Organ