Human Body Systems Vocabulary
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- mar row
- the soft center of the bones.
- ly so some
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the "garbage disposal system" of the cell, which
dispose of invading material and bacteria. - skel e ton
- the framework of the body.
- The Cell
- Skeletal System
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- ovum
- the female reproductive cell
- nu cle us
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the "control center" of the cell which control and directs
all the cell's activities. - Gol gi body
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a group of flattened membrane sacs that "package"
protein - lig a ment
- strong fibers that connect the bones
- cell membrane
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the covering of the cell, which acts like a "guarded
wall", controlling what enters or leaves the cell. - mi to chon dri a
- the cells "power plants" and produce the cell's enery
- en do plas mic re tic u lum
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sheets of membrane that provide "transportation"
for protein within the cell. - cell
- the simplest unit of structure of living things.
- sperm
- the male reproductive cell
- chro mo somes
- contain the cell's genetic information
- Reproductive System
- cen tri oles
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rod-shaped structures that function like "magnets"
during cell division.
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DNA
de oxy ri bo nu cle ic acid -
an arrangement of amino acids that contain the
genetic "master plan." - uterus
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the womb; the female organ where a baby develops
before birth