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.
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Sympathetic nervous system
originates in the thoracic regions of the spinal cord; opposes physiological effects of the parasympathetic: reduces digestive secretions; speeds the heart; contracts 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.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 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.(physiology) metabolic equilibrium actively maintained by several complex biological mechanisms that operate via the autonomic nervous…
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Human physiology.a system (including the thymus and bone marrow and lymphoid tissues) that protects the body from foreign substances and pathogenic org…
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 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 system that makes food absorbable into the body
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Human physiology.
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a neuron conducting impulses inwards to the brain or spinal cord
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: originates, thoracic, regions, spinal, cord.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, thoracic, regions, spinal, cord.the portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: originates, thoracic, regions, spinal, cord.inflammation of the brain and spinal cord and their meninges
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: originates, thoracic, regions, spinal, cord.the portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: originates, thoracic, regions, spinal, cord.The part of the small intestines between the stomach and the jejunum. See Illust. of Digestive apparatus, under Digestive.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: originates, thoracic, regions, spinal, cord.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, thoracic, regions, spinal, cord.capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects; "the toxin's potency"; "the strength of the drinks"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: originates, thoracic, regions, spinal, cord.a neuron conducting impulses outwards from the brain or spinal cord
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: originates, thoracic, regions, spinal, cord.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, thoracic, regions, spinal, cord.inflammation of the brain and spinal cord and their meninges
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: originates, thoracic, regions, spinal, cord.regional anesthesia resulting from injection of an anesthetic into the epidural space of the spinal cord; sensation is lost in the abd…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: originates, thoracic, regions, spinal, cord.regional anesthesia resulting from injection of an anesthetic into the epidural space of the spinal cord; sensation is lost in the abd…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: originates, thoracic, regions, spinal, cord.regional anesthesia resulting from injection of an anesthetic into the epidural space of the spinal cord; sensation is lost in the abd…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: originates, thoracic, regions, spinal, cord.That part of the alimentary canal between the pharynx and the stomach; the gullet. See Illust. of Digestive apparatus, under Digestive.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: originates, thoracic, regions, spinal, cord.
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