vocab
Trachea
a thin-walled tube that extends from the larynx to the bronchi; carries air to the lungs; also called windpipe
what is arthritis
is a disease that causes joints to swell and become painful
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charter
a document that gives the holder the right to orginize settlements in an area
Stomach
a saclike digestive organ that is between the esophagus and the small intestines and that breaks down food by the action of muscles enzymes and acids
what are the bones made of
minerals and connective tissue
policy
a plan of action
burgesses
elected representive to an assembly
tendon
a tough connective tissue that connects a muscle to a bone or another body part.
what is osteoporosis
a disease causes bone tissue to become thin by a lack of calcium
headright
a 50 acre grant of land given to colonial settlers who pay their own way
skeletal system
is the organ system whos primary functions and support and protect the body and allow the body to move
what are fractures
a bones that a broken but not fully
separatists
protestantes who during the 1600s wanted to leave the anglican church in order to have find their own churchs
lymph node
the small bean shapped masses of a tissue that remove pathogens and dead cells from the lymph and concentrated in the armpits, neck and concentration of white blood cells found in the lymph nodes
what are broken bones
may flower compact
a formal document written by plymouth colony