Introduction
the study of the human body, all its parts, and how it is put together
What is anatomy?
the mineral that makes compact bone strong and hard
What is calcium?
the muscle type that is voluntary and striped
What is skeletal muscle?
the pipe that food goes down after you swallow it
What is the esophagus?
the structures that help you breathe
What are lungs?
the study of how all the body parts work
What is physiology?
the type of bone that has tunnels and pores
What is spongy bone?
the tough fibers that connect muscle to bone
What are tendons?
the substance in your mouth that starts digestion
What is saliva?
the structures in your in larynx that produce sound
What are the vocal cords?
the core or center of a cell; the brains of the cell
What is the nucleus?
the smallest bones in the body
What are the ear bones?
the muscle type that is involuntary and has no stripes
What is smooth muscle?
the organ that is a huge chemical factory
What is the liver?
the air sacs where the gas exchange takes place in your lungs
What are alveoli?
the power plant or power house of the cell
What is the mitochondria?
the longest bone in your body
What is the femur?
the muscle type that is involuntary and is only found in the heart
What is cardiac muscle?
the structure where the most digestion occurs
What is the small intestine?
the main muscle that helps you breathe
What is the diaphragm?
this cellular structure contains all the information about a person
What is DNA?
the structures that hold your bones together
What are ligaments?
the largest muscle in the body
What is the gluteus maximus?
the organs that remove excess salt, water, and other substances
What are the kidneys?
a disease that makes it hard to breathe since the tissue inside your bronchioles swells
What is asthma?