Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology Chapter # 4 Definitions
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- pertaining to the heart and blood vessels
- cardiovascular
- secreting into the blood or tissue fluid rather than into a duct; opposite of exocrine
- endocrine
- waste material discharged from the intestines
- feses
- a ring of smooth muscle around the opening of the stomach at the lower end of the esophagus that acts as a valve to allow food to enter the stomach but prevents stomach contents from moving back into the esophogas
- gastroesophegeal sphincter
- reproductive organs
- genitalia
- substance secreted by an endocrine gland
- hormone
- the skin; the largest and most important organ in the body
- integumentary system
- signals that carry information along the nerves
- nerve impulse
- agent that causes a change in the activity of a structure
- stimulus
- fluid waste excreted by the kidneys
- urine