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Unit 2 Vocabulary
Unit 2 - Ms. Kimble
| Term | Definition | Parts of the System |
|---|---|---|
| Circulatory System | Transports needed substances throughout your body and carries away waste. | Blood, heart, and blood vessels |
| Respiratory System | Takes oxygen into the body and releases carbon dioxide and water. | Nostrils, mouth, trachea, bronchi, lungs, bronchioles, alveoli, and diaphragm |
| Skeletal System | Provides structure and support Protects internal organs Stores minerals Allows movement Produces blood cells | Bones, cartilage, and ligaments |
| Muscular System | Allows for movement of the body. | Skeletal muscle, Smooth muscle, and Cardiac muscle |
| Integumentary System | Protects the body from pathogens, damage and water loss Protects all organs tissues Excretes waste through sweat Regulates temperature | Skin, hair, nails, and exocrine glands |
| Digestive System | Breaks down food, absorbs nutrients, and gets rid of solid waste, | Mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, and anus |
| Excretory System | Removes waste produced by the activities of cells. | Kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra |
| Nervous System | Helps different parts of the body communicate. | Brain, spinal cord, and nerves. |
| Endocrine System | Collection of glands that release chemical messengers (hormones) into the bloodstream. | Hypothalamus, Pineal, Pituitary, Thyroid, Thymus, Parathyroid, Adrenal, Pancreas, Ovaries, Testes |
| Immune/Lymphatic System | Helps protect us against diseases by pathogens. | Tonsils, Adenoids, Thymus, Spleen, Bone Marrow, and Appendix, Lymph Nodes, and White Blood Cells |
| Reproductive System | Organs involved in creating a new organism. | Female: Ovaries, Fallopian Tubes, Uterus, Vagina, Egg Male: Testes, Urethra, Penis, Sperm |