Lesson 1
The smallest and most basic unit of living matter
What is a cell?
Make energy for the cell
What are mitochondria?
Hard living organs that make up the skeletal system.
What are bones?
The two skull bones we have memorized.
What are cranium and mandible?
Tissue in the body that produces movement.
What is a muscle?
The study of how the body systems work together
What is Physiology?
The instruction manual for life; found inside nucleus
What is DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid) ?
Soft, jelly like material found in the center of most bones; produces blood cells.
What is bone marrow?
What are the three sections of vertebrae in your spinal column called?
What are cervical, thoracic and lumbar?
What are voluntary muscles?
An educated guess to explain an observation.
What is a hypothesis?
The liquid jelly inside a cell.
What is cytoplasm?
The place in your body where 2 or more bones meet.
What are joints?
Where your spinal column rests and where your femur bones attach near your hips.
What is your pelvic girdle?
Muscles that work automatically; you do not consciously move them.
What are involuntary muscles?
Something that is true and can be proven (until a new one comes along).
What is a fact?
Located in DNA - decides what traits are in a person.
What are genes?
A condition that happens when your body does not get enough nutrients and energy to grow and stay healthy.
What is malnutrition?
The longest bone in your body, holds the most weight.
What is your femur?
A tough flexible band of tissue that connects muscle to bone.
What are tendons?
The study of the body and how it is arranged.
What is anatomy?
The core or center of a cell.
What is nucleus?
A smooth flexible type of connective tissue found at the ends of bones to stop them from rubbing together painfully.
What is cartliage?
The bones in your fingers and toes.
What are phalanges?
A body structure made up of different kinds of tissues working together to perform a specific, important job for the body.
What is an organ?