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Week 6 Vocabulary
Human Body
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| contract | to shorten |
| voluntary muscles | muscles that you can move by choice; you can control |
| involuntary muscles | muscles that you cannot move by choice; you have NO control |
| triceps | a muscle in the upper arm; the triceps work with the biceps to move the lower arm |
| biceps | a muscle in the upper arm; connects the upper arm to the inner part of the elbow |
| respiratory system | the system of the body that brings oxygen into the body and releases carbon dioxide |
| lungs | organs of the respiratory system that bring oxygen-rich air into the body and send oxygen-poor air out of the body |
| respiration | the process of taking in oxygen and releasing carbon dioxide from the body; also the process in which cells use oxygen to get energy from food |
| trachea | the tube in the body through which air moves as it travels to and from the lungs; the windpipe |
| vocal | having to do with the voice or speaking |