the system that includes all organs involved in reproduction and in the formation and voidance of urine
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originates in the brain stem and lower part of the spinal cord; opposes physiological effects of the sympathetic nervous system: stimulates digestive secretions; slows the heart; constricts the pupils; dilates blood vessels
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the organs and tissues involved in circulating blood and lymph through the body
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Human physiology.the organs and tissues involved in circulating blood and lymph through the body
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Human physiology.the system that makes food absorbable into the body
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Human physiology.the system of glands that produce endocrine secretions that help to control bodily metabolic activity
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Human physiology.To construct by fitting and uniting the several parts of the skeleton of any structure; specifically, in woodwork, to put together by…
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Human physiology.the system that makes food absorbable into the body
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Human physiology.organs and tissues involved in the production and maturation of gametes and in their union and subsequent development as offspring
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Human physiology.the system that includes all organs involved in reproduction and in the formation and voidance of urine
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Human physiology.the system that includes all organs involved in reproduction and in the formation and voidance of urine
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Human physiology.The maintenance of stable internal conditions in an organism
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Human physiology.The body’s defense system against infectious organisms and harmful substances
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Human physiology.the sensory and control apparatus consisting of a network of nerve cells
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Human physiology.organs and tissues involved in the production and maturation of gametes and in their union and subsequent development as offspring
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Human physiology.the system for taking in oxygen and giving off carbon dioxide; in terrestrial animals this is accomplished by breathing
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Human physiology.the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Human physiology.The bony and cartilaginous framework which supports the soft parts of a vertebrate animal.
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Human physiology.the system that makes food absorbable into the body
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a neuron conducting impulses inwards to the brain or spinal cord
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: originates, brain, stem, lower, part.Resembling a spider's web; cobweblike.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: originates, brain, stem, lower, part.The whitish mass of soft matter (the center of the nervous system, and the seat of consciousness and volition) which is inclosed in th…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: originates, brain, stem, lower, part.the portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: originates, brain, stem, lower, part.Applied to those nerve fibers which go from the brain to the spinal cord, and so transfer cerebral impulses (centrifugal impressions)…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: originates, brain, stem, lower, part.Applied to those nerve fibers which go from the spinal cord to the brain and so transfer sensations (centripetal impressions) from the…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: originates, brain, stem, lower, part.Of or pertaining to the central nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: originates, brain, stem, lower, part.inflammation of the brain and spinal cord and their meninges
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: originates, brain, stem, lower, part.the portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: originates, brain, stem, lower, part.The tough, fibrous membrane, which lines the cavity of the skull and spinal column, and surrounds the brain and spinal cord; -- freque…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: originates, brain, stem, lower, part.a neuron conducting impulses outwards from the brain or spinal cord
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: originates, brain, stem, lower, part.A term sometimes applied to the effects (tetanus) produced in the muscles of the limbs, when a current of electricity is passed along…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: originates, brain, stem, lower, part.inflammation of the brain and spinal cord and their meninges
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: originates, brain, stem, lower, part.The contents of the cranium; the brain.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: originates, brain, stem, lower, part.The epithelial lining of the ventricles of the brain and the canal of the spinal cord; endyma; ependymis.
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