Systems
System that supports the body and protects vital organs
skeletal
Type of joint found in the shoulder and hip
ball and socket
Vascular means
blood vessels
Largest lymphatic organ
spleen
System that produces movements of the body
muscular
System that concentrates and removes liquid waste from the body
urinary
Soft tissue in the center of long bones that produce new blood cells:
marrow
Large blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart
veins
Bile is stored in this organ
gallbladder
Muscles that function whether you think about them or not
involuntary
System that covers and protects the body
integumentary
Place where two or more bones meet
joint
the upper chambers of the heart
atria
Group of cells that are designed to work together as a unit
tissue
Portion of the body that contains the most vital organs
trunk
System that exchanges oxygen and carbon dioxide between the air and the blood
respiratory
Strong, tough tissues that connect bones to other bones
ligament
Straw colored liquid part of the blood
plasma
Tissue used by the body to conduct impulses
nerves
Dome-shaped muscle that aids in breathing
diaphragm
System that transports nutrients, wastes, respiratory gases, and other materials throughout the bod
cardiovascular
Lower jaw bone
mandible
Structure that exchanges oxygen and nutrients between the blood of unborn child and mother
placenta
What connects the kidneys to the bladder?
ureters
Structure that controls simple reflexes
cerebellum