The Digestive system
The process by which the digestive system breaks down food into molecules the body can use is called
digestion
The process by which the body collects and removes waste
excretion
A place where two bones come together
joint
Type of muscle that work inside the body that you do not have control over.
smooth muscle
The muscle that controls breathing
diaphragm
The process by which nutrients pass through the lining of your digestive system into your blood
absorption
substance the liver produces from impurities and poisons
Urea
Tough supportive tissue that is softer and more flexible than bone
cartilage
Type of muscle that makes the heart beat
cardiac muscle
Where the gas exchange happens in the lungs.
alveoli
The junction between the digestive tract and the windpipe
pharynx
Watery fluid produced but the kidney that contains waste and urea
urine
A break in the bone is called a
fracture
Muscle that you control and cause the body to move
skeletal muscle
A disorder in which the respiratory passageways become inflamed
asthma
Flap of tissue that covers the windpipe when you swallow
epiglottis
Tiny filtering unit that removes waste and produces urine
nephrons
The process by which cartilage is replaced by bone
ossification
A thick strand of tissue that connects a muscle to the bone
tendon
an infection that causes the mucus membranes lining becomes inflamed
bronchitis
wave of muscle contractions that pushes food to the stomach
peristalsis
Thin-walled capsule where urea salt glucose and water are filtered out of the blood in the nephron
glomerulus
Bones are held together by?
ligaments
a condition in which the muscle loses mass and gets smaller
Atrophy
What are your vocal cord called
larynx