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Define homeostasis in the body
A process that maintains stable internal conditions reguardless as external conditions
How many bones are in the skeletal system
206
What is the main purpose of the nervous system?
Gathers information from the body and outside environment to coordinate actions.
What type of muscle is involutary in the digestive system?
smooth
What is the primary role of the excretory and urinary system
To filter and remove liquid and solid waste
What do similiar cells that are grouped together form
A tissue
What happens when a muscle contracts? Shorter or longer or no change?
It gets shorter
When it extends it gets .....?
What is the role of the respiratory system?
Exchange gases between the body and the environment
What is the primary job of the digestive system?
To break down food and provide energy to the body.
The urinary system primarily works with what kind of waste?
liquid
A group of tissues in the body working together to perform a similiar function are known as
organs
Bones store______________that the body needs and produce ___________________
minerals, red blood cells (needs to be in that order)
The largest organ in the respiratory system is the...
lungs
Nutrients are absorbed in the intestines, they pass through the walls and are carried to the cells using which system?
Circulatory system
The excretory system primarily works with what type of waste.
solid
What connective tissue is used to attach bones to muscles?
tendons
Which type of involuntarily controlled muscle is found in the heart?
choices: skeletal, cardiac, digestive, smooth
cardiac
Without oxygen what would happen to the body?
It would not be able to produce energy and cells would die.
Name at least two things that are transported by the circulatory system.
blood, water, waste, nutrients, etc...
Which organ filters cellular wastes, toxins, and excess water from the bloodstream?
the kidneys
What are the main ingredients? urea and water and we call it what? urine....
List the cell organization hierarchy starting with the smallest to the largest.
orgnelles-cells-tissue-organ-organ system-organism
The provide framework (support) for the body to move
What is the system that works with the respiratory to delivery oxygen to the cells?
circulatory system
List the order food is processes to through the digestive system and what role each part plays
mouth (saliva, teeth, tongue start to break down the food), - esophagus (transports the food from the mouth to the stomah) - stomach (breaks up the food by churning before it enters the small intestine) - small intestine (absorbs nutrients) - large intestine (absorbs liquid and stores and eliminates feces)
What system works with the urinary and excretory systems to filter waste from the blood stream?
the circulatory system