Unit 10 Levels of Organization and Body Systems Vocabulary

A tendency to maintain a balanced or constant internal state; the regulation of any aspect of body chemistry, such as blood glucose, around around a particular level

• homeostasis

• hyperventilate

• stability

• respiration

The smallest unit of life

• cell

• tissue

• organ

• organ system

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A group of similar cells tht perform a specific function

• tissue

• cell

• organ

• organ system

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A collection of tissues that carry out a specialized function of the body

• organ

• tissue

• organ system

• organism

A group of organs that work together to performa specific function

• organ system

• tissue

• organ

• organism

An individual living thing

• organism

• organ system

• organ

• tissue

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Breaks down food into absorbable units that enter the blood for distribution to body cells

• digestive system

• excretory system

• respiratory system

• circulatory system

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The system that removes waste from your body and controls water balance

• excretory system

• digestive system

• respiratory system

• circulatory system

The system responsible for taking in oxygen and releasing carbon dioxide using the lungs

• respiratory system

• circulatory system

• nervous system

• excretory system

Transport oxygen, waste, nutrients, hormones, heat, etc., around the body. Also kown as the cardiovascular system.

• circulatory system

• respiratory system

• skeletal system

• nervous system

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