Term | Definition |
Cells of the same type that work together make this up | tissue |
Several tissues that work together to do a certain job make this up | organ |
Organs that work together to do a job for the body make this up | organ system |
Nerves carry information to and from this | brain |
Your nervous system is made up of tiny structures called... | nerve cells |
Sensing your surroundings and communicating information within the body are the main jobs of what body system | nervous system |
A rope like bundle of nerve tissue that runs along your backbone | spinal cord |
Organ made mostly of muscle tissue | heart |
Largest organ of the body | skin |
Tissue that holds tissues and organs together | connective tissue |
Connect muscles to bone | tendons |
Your arms and legs could not move, and your heart could not beat without this type of tissue | muscle tissue |
Your brain and spine are made of this type of tissue | nerve tissue |
Connects muscles to bones | tendons |
Rope-like bundle of nerve tissue | spinal cord |
Body system that protects the body's organs | Integumentary System |
Part of the eye that gives your eye color | iris |
Opening in the iris that allows light to enter | pupil |
The back of the eye | retina |
Sense organ that lets you see the world | eye |
The organ of smell | nose |
The part of your ear that you see | outer ear |
Senses chemicals in food | taste buds |
The organ of hearing | ear |
The organ of taste | tongue |
Protective layer covering your body | skin |
Outer layer of the skin | epidermis |
Inner layer of the skin | dermis |
Special structures that sense tough, heat, cold, pain, pressure, and vibration | nerve endings |
The four types of tissues | muscle, connective, nerve, and epithelial |
The five senses | hearing, tasting, smelling, seeing, and touch |
Taste buds detect these tastes | sweet, sour, bitter, salty, and meaty |
Tiny bones in the human ear | hammer, anvil, and stirrup |
The three layers of the skin | epidermis, dermis, and nerve endings |
Organs that make up the nervous system | brain, spinal cord, and nerves |
Organs that make up the integumentary system | skin, nails, and hair |
The main pathway for information traveling to and from the brain | spinal cord |
Makes up the outer layer of your skin | epithelial tissue |
Tissue that moves arms and legs, and helps your heart to beat | muscle tissue |
Tissue that holds organs together | connective tissue |
The brain and spine are made of this tissue | nerve tissue |