Main organs of the respiratory system
Lungs
Main organ of the skeletal system
Bones
Main organ of the cardiovascular system
Main organ of the nervous system
The brain
What is another name for the trachea?
The windpipe
Places where two or more bones meet
Joints
Aorta
Basic building block of the nervous system that transmits information
Neuron
Larynx
Number of bones in the adult skeleton
206
Hemoglobin
Small gaps between neurons
Synaspse
Diaphragm
What is the strongest bone in the body?
Femur
The upper chamber of the heart
The largest part of the brain that is responsible for thinking, memory, and voluntary movement
Cerebrum
Cilla
Main minerals stored by bones that make them strong
Calcium and Phosphorus
Widening of blood vessels
Vasodilation
Process where neurons take on different, specialized functions
Differentiation