international organization developed to help countries with political, economic, and social development
United Nations
capital of Nicaragua
Managua
Y-shaped proteins which help the body develop immunity
antibodies
front teeth that bite and cut food
incisors
joints that do not allow movement
immovable
capital of Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
country known as the "Crossroads of the World"
Panama
substance that causes the body to become immune to a particular disease
vaccine
process by which digested nutrients are taken into the bloodstream
absorption
a tough, solid tissue from which joints are made
cartilage
capital of Somalia
Mogadishu
group of islands located south of Florida and is made up of four large islands
Greater Antilles
part of the immune system that collects tissue fluid from the body and cleans the body of pathogens
lymphatic
digestive organ that prepares undigested food to be removed from the body
large intestine
a degenerative disease that breaks down the structure of a joint
arthritis
capital of Tanzania
Dodoma
coral reefs
traps pathogens before you inhale or swallow them
tonsils & adenoids
organ that produces insulin to remove excess sugar from the blood
number of bones in your body
206
one of the world's few large coastal deserts
Namib Desert
destroyed the town of St. Pierre on Martinque
Mount Pelee
largest lymphatic organ
spleen
the replacing of water that has been lost from the body
hydration
category of bones that includes the femur and the humerus
long bones