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Place where the urine is stored until it is released from through the urethra.
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Process by which water and dissolved substances are taken back into the blood.
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Contractions of muscles in the esophagus that move the bolus to the stomach.
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Passing a liquid or gas through a filter to remove wastes.
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Small fingerlike projections in the villus.
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Mineral found in meats, poultry and grains.
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Function that is based on absorbing by cells in the small intestine.
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The process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health and growth.
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Process in which metabolical wastes are eliminated to maintain homeostasis.
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Tube in the throat that the bolus passes through.
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Each kidney contains nearly a million individual processing units called --- .
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Transport urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder.
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Place where the filtration of blood mainly takes place.
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The urine is stored in the urinary bladders until it is released through the --- .
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Enzyme contained in saliva that breaks chemical bonds in starches.
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Large muscular sac that continues the digestion of food.
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Mineral found in dairy products, salmon and tofu.
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Any of the muscular-walled tubes forming part of the circulation system the blood passes through.
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Breaks proteins into smaller polypeptide fragments.
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Fingerlike projections in the small intestine.
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Small fingerlike projections in the villi.
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Organ of soft nervous tissue contained in the skull, functioning as the coordinating center of the body.
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It is a mixture with and oatmeal-like consistency.
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The kinds of food that a person habitually eats.
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Largest organ in the body.
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Any nutritious substance that people consume in order to maintain life and growth.
