Living Things (Chapter 8)
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classshea on February 29, 2012
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science vocabulary for the human body
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Mrs. Shea's 5th Grade Scientists
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 bladder | a hollow organ that collects and stores urine formed by the kidneys. |
| brain | the main organ, or control center, of the nervous system. |
| cell | the basic unit of all living things. |
| diaphragm | a dome-shaped muscle that moves down to make more space in your chest for air. |
| exoskeleton | a hard skeleton on the outside of the body of some animals. |
| heart | a muscular organ that pumps blood throughout your body. |
| intestines | tube-shaped organs through which most nutrients and water are absorbed from food. |
| kidney | a pair of organs that remove waste from your blood. |
| lungs | organs that help the body exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide with the air outside the body. |
| muscle | organs that work together to move your body. |
| organ | a group of different tissues that join together into one structure. |
| skeleton | made up of all the bones in your body. |
| skin | an organ that covers and protects the body and releases wastes from the blood through sweat glands. |
| stomach | the organ where food begins to break down after swallowing. |
| system | a set of things that work together as a whole. |
| tissue | a group of the same kind of cells that work together to do the same job. |
| trachea | a tube that carries air to the lungs. |
| liver | an organ that produces bile, stores extra glucose, and removes harmful substances from the blood. |
| pancreas | an organ that produces juices. |
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