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  • what is the role of the musculo skeletal system?
    it provides a framework for the body and allows movement. It also protects and gives the body shape.
  • what are five functions of skin?
    provide protective covering for the body
  • skin pigmentation
    skin color resulting from the presence of melanin
  • what is body posture?
    Posture is how you hold your body.
  • arteries
    blood vessels that carries blood away from the heart
  • what are the two layers of skin called?
    epidermis and dermis
  • what does insulin do?
    It makes the liver convert glucose into glycogen. This causes blood glucose levels to decrease.
  • What are the two female sex hormones?
    estrogen and progesterone
  • voluntary muscles
    muscles that are under your conscious control
  • digestion
    the process of physically and chemically breaking down food so it can be absorbed by the cells
  • organ
    groups of tissues with the same function
  • what do involuntary muscles control?
    actions of the stomach, intestines, blood vessels and other organs
  • what is a joint?
    A joint is a point where two bones make contact
  • why is mitosis needed?
    for tissue growth and repair
  • What is menstruation?
    shedding of the endometrium (lining of the uterus)
  • What does the pancreas do?
    Produces insulin
  • cell membrane
    the outer covering of the cell
  • what are 3 functions of muscles?
    movement of body parts, maintenance of posture and production of body heat.
  • hormone
    chemical substance secreted by the glands into the blood stream
  • hemoglobin
    the substance in red blood cells that carries oxygen and gives blood its color
  • system
    organs that work together to perform specific functions
  • how many chromosomes in a cell?
    46
  • vein
    a blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart
  • What is the male sex hormone?
    testosterone
  • pituitary gland
    The endocrine system's most influential gland. Under the influence of the hypothalamus, the pituitary regulates growth and controls other endocrine glands.
  • How long is menstrual flow usually?
    3- 7 days
  • metabolism
    the burning of food for heat and energy by the cells
  • nucleus
    the control centre of the cell
  • peristalsis
    involuntary muscle contractions in the digestive system which move food through the alimentary canal
  • dead cells flake off
    កោសិកាដែលងាប់បានជ្រុះ​ រឺ​​ របក
  • Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH)
    stimulates secretion from thyroid gland
  • what is cartilage?
    connective tissue at the ends of long bones
  • how many pairs of chromosomes in a cell?
    23
  • what is mitosis?
    it is the process of cell division.
  • capillary
    a tiny blood vessel. food, oxygen and other substances pass from capillaries to cells
  • where are blood cells produced?
    in bone marrow
  • what is the endometrium ?
    inner lining of the uterus
  • What is menstruation?
    the process in which the lining of the uterus breaks up and is discharged from the body though the vagina
  • cells
    basic unit of body structure
  • what do genes do?
    they control the physical and chemical traits that children inherit from their parents including height, eye and skin colour
  • sweat glands
    The glands that secrete sweat, located in the dermal layer of the skin.
  • balance
    តុល្យភាព
  • What does the endocrine system do?
    Endocrine glands secretes chemicals (hormones) that deliver messages through the bloodstream to distant tissue
  • tissue
    a group of cells with the same function
  • bones are hard, rigid structures
    ឆ្អឹងគឺរឹង​ និងមានរចនាសម្ព័ន្តរឹងខ្លាំង
  • involuntary muscle
    muscle that responds automatically to brain signals but cannot be consciously controlled
  • how many bones in the human body?
    206
  • where are the eggs stored in a woman's body?
    ovaries
  • respiration
    the process of supplying the cells with oxygen and removing carbon dioxide from them