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Human Body Week 6
Term | Definition |
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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 |