Vocabulary
Organs
Tissue
Body System
Functions of Body Systems
100
A nutrient needed by the body for cell memebranes, vitamin absorption, regulation, insulation, and energy.
What is FAT
100
The muscular tube that connects the throat to the stomach.
What is Esophagus.
100
A _________ is the basic unit of structure.
What is a cell.
100
The system contains the brain, spinal cord, and nerves.
What is the nervous system.
100
This body system brings in oxygen needed for cellular respiration and removes excess carbon dioxide from the the body.
What is Respiratory System.
200
An organic nutrient that the body needs in very small amounts
What is Vitamin.
200
The organ where chemical and mechanical digestion continues after food leaves the mouth.
What is the stomach.
200
A group of cells that perform a single function in things is called.
What is tissue.
200
This body system contains the nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, and lungs.
What is the Respiratory System.
200
This system transports oxygen, nutrients, and hormones to cells, fights infection, removes cell wastes; also helps to regulate temperature.
What is the Circulatory System.
300
A macromolecule that contains carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen; needed by the body for growth and repair
What is Protein.
300
The digestive organ where most chemical digestion occurs.
What is the small intestine.
300
A type of tissue that lines the interior and exterior body surfaces.
What is epithelial tissue.
300
This system contains the heart, blod vessels, and blood.
What is the circulatory system.
300
This system breaks down food; absorbs nutrients, and eliminates wastes.
What is the Digestive System.
400
The maintenance of relatively constant internal physical and chemical conditons within an organism.
What is homeostasis.
400
The folded surface of the small intestine is covered in small structures called this.
What is Villi.
400
A type of tissue that provides support for the body and connects it parts.
What is connective tissue.
400
This system contains the bones cartilage, ligaments, and tendons.
What is the skeletal system.
400
This body system eliminates waste products from the body.
What is the Excretory System.
500
The enzyme in saliva that begins breaking down starches to simple sugar.
What is Amylase
500
This structure closes after food passes into the stomach.
What is the Cardiac Sphincter.
500
A type of tissue that transmits nerve impulses throughout the body.
What is nerve tissue.
500
This system contains the hypothalamus, pitutiary, thyroid, parathyroids, adrenals, pancreas, ovaries (in females) and the tests (in males).
What is Endocrine System.
500
This body system guards against infection, injury, and ultraviolet radiation from the sun; also helps to regulate body temperture
What is the Integumentary System
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