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• Feathers and hollow bones make birds light for flight.
• Feathers provide lift, balance, and insulation.
• Hollow bones reduce body weight while remaining strong.
• These adaptations help birds fly efficiently and conserve energy.
• Most flying birds have hollow (pneumatic) bones.

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• A cell shrinks due to osmosis when placed in a concentrated salt solution.
• Water moves out of the cell into the salt solution through the cell membrane.
• This happens because the outside solution is hypertonic.
• As water leaves the cell, it loses volume and shrinks.
• This process is called osmosis.

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• The liver is the largest gland in the human body.
• It is situated in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen, beneath the diaphragm, and above the stomach.
• It is reddish-brown.
• It is weighs approximately 1.5 kg.

• The pineal gland is the smallest gland.
• It about the size of a grain of rice.
• It weighs approximately 150 mg.
• It is part of the endocrine system.

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• O⁻ (O Negative) is the universal donor blood group.
• It can be transfused to A, B, AB, and O blood groups.
• O⁻ blood lacks A, B, and Rh (D) antigens.

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• Universal Recipient: AB⁺ (AB Positive)
• ABO Blood Groups: A, B, AB, O
• Rh Types: Positive (+) and Negative (−)
• Total Common Blood Groups: 8 (A⁺, A⁻, B⁺, B⁻, AB⁺, AB⁻, O⁺, O⁻)

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• Endocrinology is the scientific study of hormones and the endocrine system.
• It deals with glands that produce hormones to regulate body functions.
• Hormones control growth, metabolism, reproduction, and blood sugar.
• The endocrine system helps maintain the body's internal balance (homeostasis).

Additional information:

• Neurology → Study of the nervous system
• Cardiology → Study of the heart

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