Skeletal System
The framework of bones and other tissue that supports the body.
What is the skeletal system.
Tissues that move parts of the body and controls the organs
What is the muscular system
The body's message and control center
What is the nervous system
The group of organs and tissues that carry needed materials to cells and remove their waste product
What is the circulatory system
Two large organs that exchange oxygen and carry carbon dioxide
What are the lungs
The places where two or more bones meet
What are joints
A type of muscle attached to bones that enables you to move your body
What is the skeletal muscle
The command center, or coordinator, of the nervous system
What is the brain
The muscle that acts as the pump for the circulatory system
What is the heart
The upper part of the respiratory system, which contains the vocal cords
What is the larynx
A type of connecting tissue that holds bones to other bones at the joint
What are ligaments
The muscle found in the walls of your heart
What is the cardiac muscle
Cells that make up the nervous system
What are neurons
Carry blood away from the heart to various parts of the body
What are arteries
A passageway in your throat that takes air into and out of your lungs
What is the trachea
A strong, flexible tissue that allows joints to move easily, cushions bones, and supports soft tissue
What is cartilage
A type muscle found in the organs and in blood vessels and glands
What is the smooth muscle
A long bundle of neurons that sends messages to and from the brain and all parts of the body
What is the spinal cord
Carries blood from all parts of the body back to the heart
What are veins
Two passageways that branch from the trachea, one to each lung
What are bronchi
A type of connecting tissue that joins muscles to bones and muscles to muscles
What are tendons
This condition results in brittle or porous bones.
What is Osteoporosis
The nerves that connect the central nervous system to all parts of the body
What is the peripheral nervous system
The force of blood pushing against the walls of the blood vessels
What is blood pressure
A large, dome shaped muscle below the lungs that expands and compresses the lungs
What is the diaphram