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Topic 6 Vocab
Living Things
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Liver | Makes fluid called bile that aids in digestion. |
| Bladder | Stores and releases urine from the body. |
| Brain | Processes information and controls all body movements and functions. |
| Small Intestine | Digests foods and absorbs nutrients. |
| Large Intestine | Absorbs water and minerals and leaves waste. |
| Lungs | Spongy organs that brings oxygen into the body and removes carbon dioxide. |
| Kidneys | Remove waste and filter blood. |
| Bones | Support your body. |
| Pancreas | Make digestive juices that aid in digestion. |
| Stomach | Muscular bag that mashes food into liquid. |
| Muscles | Helps your body move. |
| Skin | The largest organ. It covers, protects and regulates your body temperature. |
| Gallbladder | Stores bile. |
| Repropductive Organs | Makes new organisms. |
| Heart | Pumps blood throughout your body. |
| Circulatory System | Moves blood through your body and supplies your body with oxygen. Includes heart and blood vessels. |
| Respiratory System | Pulls in oxygen and releases carbon dioxide. Includes lungs and diaphragm. |
| Skeletal System | Supports your body and is it's frame. Includes bones and cartilage. |
| Muscular System | Helps move parts of body and moves substances throughout your organs such as broken down food through your stomach/intestines, blood/oxygen through your heart. |
| Nervous System | Helps to control all other systems. Includes your brain, nerves and spinal cord. |
| Digestive System | Functions to break down food. Includes stomach, intestines, liver and pancreas. |
| Excretory System | Removes waste from the body. Includes kidneys and bladder. |
| Reproductive System | Makes new organisms, Includes male and female reproductive organs. |
| cuticle | waxy outer coating on leaves that helps a plant store water. |
| vascular system | tube like parts of a plant that transport water around the plant. |
| stamen | part of the flower that makes pollen. |
| pistil | the part of the flower that receives pollen to make seeds. |
| ovary | the part of the flower that holds eggs needed to make seeds. |
| sepal | a leaf-like part of a plant that protects a flower until its ready to bloom. |
| Leaves, stems, roots | External structures of a plant. |
| Exoskeleton | A hard skeleton on the outside of some animals that gives it structure and protection. |