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Body System L.2
Structure, Movement, and Control
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Skull | protects the soft tissue of the brain |
| Rib cage | protects the soft tissue of the lungs and heart |
| Compact bone | hard outer layer of bone |
| Spongy bone | interior region that contains many tiny holes. |
| Skeletal muscle | works with the skeletal system and helps you move. And give you the strength to lift heavy objects |
| Tendons | connect skeletal muscles to bones |
| Cardiac muscle | In your heart only. And contracts and relaxes and moves blood throughout your body |
| Smooth muscle tissue | In your organ such as stomach and bladder also in the blood vessels |
| Nervous system | group of organs and specialized cells that detect, process, and respond to information |
| Neuron | are the basic unit of the nervous system |
| Peripheral nerves | connect limbs and organ |
| Brain | process information |
| Spinal chord | receives and process signals |
| Visual system | receives light signals |
| Auditory system | detect sounds |
| Olfactory system | receives odor signals |
| Taste buds | receive chemical signals |
| Endocrine system | sends signals to the body |
| Hormones | chemical signals release by the organs of the endocrine system |