Life's Organization
Vocabulary
Nervous System
Muscular System
Skeletal System
100
Living things composed of only one cell
What is unicellular?
100
the process by which cells become different types of cells
What is differentiation?
100
5 ways which humans detect their external environment
What is vision, hearing, smell, taste, and touch
100
Energy that your muscles use
What is glucose?
100
a term that best describes compact bone
What is rigid?
200
Group of cells working together to do a job.
What is tissue?
200
A cell that can develop into many different cell types
What is a stem cell?
200
Walking, talking, reading are examples
What are voluntary functions of the nervous system?
200
works with the skeletal system and helps you move
What is skeletal muscle?
200
Mineral stored in bones and regulated by the parathyroid gland
What is calcium?
300
Group of tissues working together to do a job
What is an organ?
300
A long muscle cell
What is a fiber?
300
Nerves (neurons) make up this part of the nervous system
What is peripheral nervous system?
300
continually contracts and relaxes the heart to move blood
What is cardiac muscle?
300
Body system that works with skeletal system for movement
What is muscular system?
400
Group of organs working together to perform a specific job
What is an organ system?
400
Process by which the body's internal environment is kept stable
What is homeostasis?
400
Parts of the central nervous system
What are the brain and spinal cord?
400
tissue inside organs such as the stomach, bladder, and blood vessels
What is smooth muscle?
400
bones that make up the spine and protect the spinal cord
What are vertebrae?
500
Living things composed of more than one cell
What is a multicellular organism?
500
System of glands that release hormones to regulate body functions including blood sugar, growth, and reproduction.
What is endocrine system?
500
Examples of the involuntary functions of the nervous system
What are breathing, digestion, and reflexes?
500
connects muscles to bones
What are tendons?
500
provide padding and protection between bones
What is cartilage?
