served as your lungs, kidneys, and intestines before you were born

carried oxygen and nutrients from your mother's body to yours in the womb

laborers in the cell that perform many chemical reactions and functions

joints that do not allow movement

tough, solid tissue from which your joints are made

degenerative disease that breaks down the structure of a joint

system that transports nutrients, water, and oxygen to every living cell in your body

system that sends and receives messages to and from other body systems

fatty deposits in an artery which restrict the flow of blood

drug that may be harmful to the body during the growing years

muscle's ability to maintain a slight contraction

dome-shaped muscle responsible for breathing

disease where bones become brittle and break down

system that provides your body with support and rigidity

point where a muscle is anchored to an immovable part of the body

substances your body need to function properly

system responsible for all movement

exercises that increase your circulatory system's ability to transport and process oxygen

point where a muscle is attached to a movable part of the body

system that controls all body systems; sends and controls messages

fatty substance inside a long bone

system that provides the body with oxygen and eliminates carbon dioxide

place inside your mother's body where you grew and developed

gland that is the chemical reaction controller

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Choosing Good Health

Grade 6 chapters 3 and 4

Term	Definition
placenta	served as your lungs, kidneys, and intestines before you were born
umbilical cord	carried oxygen and nutrients from your mother's body to yours in the womb
tissues	made up of similar cells
organs	made up of similar tissues
systems	made up of similar organs
nucleus	control center of the cell
cell	basic unit of the human body
organelles	laborers in the cell that perform many chemical reactions and functions
cytoplasm	thick fluid inside a cell
cell membrane	outer layer of the cell
immovable	joints that do not allow movement
cartilage	tough, solid tissue from which your joints are made
arthritis	degenerative disease that breaks down the structure of a joint
206	number of bones in your body
circulatory	system that transports nutrients, water, and oxygen to every living cell in your body
nervous	system that sends and receives messages to and from other body systems
plaque	fatty deposits in an artery which restrict the flow of blood
caffeine	drug that may be harmful to the body during the growing years
muscle tone	muscle's ability to maintain a slight contraction
diaphragm	dome-shaped muscle responsible for breathing
osteoporosis	disease where bones become brittle and break down
skeletal	system that provides your body with support and rigidity
origin	point where a muscle is anchored to an immovable part of the body
nutrients	substances your body need to function properly
muscular	system responsible for all movement
cholesterol	fatty substance in the blood
aerobics	exercises that increase your circulatory system's ability to transport and process oxygen
alveoli	tiny air sacs in the lung
insertion	point where a muscle is attached to a movable part of the body
nervous	system that controls all body systems; sends and controls messages
narrow	fatty substance inside a long bone
respiratory	system that provides the body with oxygen and eliminates carbon dioxide
womb	place inside your mother's body where you grew and developed
pineal	gland that is your alarm clock
gonads	reproducing glands
adrenals	emergency energy boosters
master gland	pituitary
islets of Langerhans	sugar supervisors
thyroid	gland that is the chemical reaction controller

Created by: marlin saylor

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