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Blood
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Type of connective tissue that transports many substances throughout the circulatory system.
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Plasma
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Largest component of the blood
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Chromosomes
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Rod shaped like structures responsible for inherited characteristics passed ok n from parent to child
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Testes
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Male reproductive glad that forms and secretes sperm and several other fluid elements into the semen
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Epididymis
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A tube that carries sperm cells from the testes to the vas deferens
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Vas deferens
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A duct that transports the sperm for the epididymus to the seminal vesicle
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Seminal vescile
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Gland responsible for the semen
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Ejaculatory duct
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A duct formed by the joing of the seminal vesicle with the vas deferens through which semen moves during ejaculation
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Prostate gland
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Produces an element in semen that stimulate sperm movement
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Hormones
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Chemical messengers that travel in the blood acting on target organs
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Metabolism
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Total chemical change by which the nutritional and functional activities of an organism are maintained
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Cerebrum
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Largest part. Controls mental activities and movement
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Cerebellum
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2nd largest. Controls posture, muscle coordination and body balance
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Brain stem
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Controls automatic functions eg breathing
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