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2. Filters and eliminates liquid wastes; regulates water balance.
3. Enables gas exchange with the blood.
5. Enables movement, maintains posture and can store energy.
9. Senses external environment and communicates with and activates other parts of the body.
11. Produces gametes and supports development.
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1. Allows ingestion and breaks down food so that nutrients can be absorbed.
4. Provides mechanical support; stores minerals and produces red blood cells.
6. Protects the body's internal environment and stores fat.
7. Enables the transport of nutrients, gasses and wastes to and from cells.
8. Secretes hormones into the bloodstream for regulation of cellular activities.
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2. a large ductless gland in the neck that makes hormones to regulate growth &
development through the rate of metabolism.
3. glands that control the calcium in our bodies
4. located on top of each kidney, produce hormones that you can't live without, including
sex hormones and cortisol.
7. male gametes
10. Pertaining to the secretion of a substance out through a duct
14. walnut-sized gland located between the bladder and the penis, it secretes fluid that
nourishes and protects sperm
15. a vital part of the immune system, comprising a network of vessels that carry a clear
fluid called lymph
16. the body's system that defends against disease causing agents
17. grows from follicles found in the dermis
18. protects fingers and toes, made of a tough protective protein called keratin.
20. white blood cells that are part of the immune system that protect the body against
disease and invaders
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1. pea-sized gland attached to the base of the brain, important in controlling growth and
development & the functioning
5. makes insulin to help digest and use glucose
6. female gametes
8. Body system that required for production of offspring
9. largest organ of the human body
11. refers to the secretion of a substance (a hormone) into the bloodstream
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