STAAR Grade 8 Science: Organisms and Environments 5: Human Systems

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  1. circulation
    the movement of blood through the heart and blood vessels
  2. digestion
    the process by which the body breaks down food
  3. endocrine
    of or belonging to glands that secrete hormones
  4. excretion
    the bodily process of discharging waste matter
  5. hormone
    the secretion of an endocrine gland transmitted by the blood
  6. integumentary
    of or relating to the outer protective coating of organisms
  7. metabolism
    the organic processes that are necessary for life
  8. muscular
    of or relating to contractile animal tissue
  9. nervous
    of or relating to a system of sensory apparatus
  10. reproduction
    the process of generating offspring
  11. respiration
    the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation
  12. skeletal
    relating to a structure made of bones and cartilage
Created on Tue Jun 15 16:18:08 EDT 2021 (updated Wed Jun 16 11:01:42 EDT 2021)

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