Personal Safety
if your clothing catches on fire, you should...
Stop, drop, and roll
The most important and complex part of the nervous system
Brain
Chemical and physical processes by which the body "burns" food and generates energy
Metabolism
Name for an unborn baby when he/she is distinctly recognizable as a miniature baby
Fetus
large, spongy organs located inside the thoracic cavity
lungs
never use water on electrical fires or
grease
The eating disorder characterized by self-induced starvation and being severely underweight
Anorexia nervosa
Pressure during contraction of the ventricles
Systolic pressure
Thick bundle of nerve fibers through which the brain communicates with the body
Spinal Cord
Connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone
tendon
leading cause of accidental deaths in the United States
Falls
Colored part of the eye
iris
Type of circulation that involves the movement of blood through all parts of the body except the lungs
Systemic circulation
Rigid ring of thick bone that supports most of the body's weight
Pelvic girdle
Inability of the eyes to focus on distant objects
Myopia
Good drownproofing technique to use in choppy water
Survival float
the nervous system responsible for functions that are consciously controlled
somatic
Muscles that increase the angle between the bones of the joint
Extensors
Doctor who treats diseases and disorders of the digestive system
Gastroenterologist
Sensory recptors that are responsible for sensations of touch ad pressure
mechanoreceptors
A serious reduction in the body's water content is known as
Dehydration
the white of the eye, part of the tough outer layer of the eyeball
Sclera
Two major parts of the skeletal system
Axial and Appendicular
body's largest veins
venae cavae
controls memory and thought processes
cerebrum