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  Word Explanations blunt, thoracic cavity, hemi-, deoxygenated blood, bicuspid, behavior, muscle, morphological, circulate, eliminate


   
Explanation of blunt (adjective)
forms: blunter; more blunt; bluntest; most blunt; the bluntest; the most blunt

not sharp

Sample of blunt
Blunt trauma, for example a blow with a heavy object; may cause a laceration to the skin.



   
Explanation of thoracic cavity (noun)
form: no plural

the chest cavity

Sample of thoracic cavity
The thoracic cavity contains the heart and lungs.



   
Explanation of hemi- (preffix)
denotes a half of the body

Sample of hemi-
The left cerebral hemisphere controls the right side of the body.



   
Explanation of deoxygenated blood (noun)
form: no plural

blood which contains very little oxygen

Sample of deoxygenated blood
Veins carry deoxygenated blood.



   
Explanation of bicuspid (adjective)
having two cusps or parts

Sample of bicuspid
The mitral valve is a bicuspid valve.



   
Explanation of behavior (noun)
form: no plural

actions exhibited by an organism in response to its environment

Sample of behavior
Animals exhibit mating behavior in order to find a partner.



   
Explanation of muscle (noun)
form plural: muscles

body tissue made of groups of muscle fibers that contract to allow movement

Sample of muscle
There are 3 muscle types: smooth, striated and cardiac.



   
Explanation of morphological (adjective)
of the structural form

Sample of morphological
Morphological differences exist between members of different species.



   
Explanation of circulate (verb)
forms: circulated; circulated; circulating

to move around

Sample of circulate
Blood circulates around the body in blood vessels.



   
Explanation of eliminate (verb)
forms: eliminated; eliminated; eliminating

to eject waste products

Sample of eliminate
The kidneys and urinary tract eliminate metabolic waste products from the blood.



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