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body systems
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| system | group of organs that work together. |
| cell | the smallest working part in your body. |
| tissues | a group of cells that work together to do a certain job. |
| organs | a group of tissues that work together to perform certain job. |
| Crainium | Bone that protects your spinal cord. |
| Spine | Backbone made of small bones that protect spinal cord. |
| Muscle | An organ that contracts and relaxes. |
| Esophagus | Tube like organ that pushes food from your mouth to stomach. |
| Stomach | An organ that breaks down and mixes digestive juices with food. |
| Small Intestine | Tube like organ just below the stomach is small intestine. Observes nutrients. |
| Large Intestine | The last organ in the digestive system. Removes water to form solid wastes. |
| Lungs | Organs that allows oxygen to pass through our body. |
| Diaphragm | Muscle beneath your lungs that helps move air in to and out of the lungs. |
| Heart | The organ that pumps blood through the body. |
| Arteries | Blood vessels that carry blood way from the heart. |
| Capillaries | Tiny blood vessels that deliver blood to the tissues. |
| Veins | Blood vessels that carry blood towards (back to the heart) |
| Brain | Organ that is the control center of the body. |
| Nerves | An organ in nervous system that carries messages to and from the brain. |