Chapter 16 Vocab
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Black_Knights_Wellness on January 18, 2010
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Chapter 16 Your Body System For fun games check out the following websites: Skeletal System http://www.anatomyarcade.com/games/WAB/WAB.html Muscular System http://www.anatomyarcade.com/games/PAM/PAM.html Circulatory System http://www.anatomyarcade.com/games/jigsaws/HeartJigsaw/heartJigsaw.html Respi (see more)
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Black Knights Wellness I, Wellness I Ch.16
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Skeletal System | a body system made up of bones, joints, and connective tissue. |
| Marrow | a soft tissue in the center of some bones. |
| Joint | A place at which two bones meet |
| Cartilage | A strong flexible, gel-like tissue that cushions your joints |
| Tendons | tough bands of tissue that attach your muscules to bones |
| ligaments | are cordlike tissues that connect the bones in each joint. |
| muscular system | group of structures that give your body parts the power to move |
| skeletal muscules | muscules attached to bones that enable you to move |
| circulatory system | group of organs and tissues that move essential supplies to body cells and remove thier waste products |
| cell respiration | the process in which the body's cells are nourished and energized |
| arteries | blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart |
| veins | blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart |
| capillaries | tiny blood vessels that connect the veins and arteries to the body's cells |
| respiratory system | organs that suply the body with oxygen and get rid of carbon dioxide |
| respiration | the exchange of gases between your body and the air |
| bronchi | the main openings through which air enters the lungs |
| alveoli | tiny air sacs in the lungs where carbon dioxide is exchanged with oxygen |
| diaphragm | dome shaped musucle that seperates the chest from the abdomen |
| asthma | a chronic condition that causes tiny air passages in the respiratory system to become blocked |
| Air Quality Index | measure of ozone,sulfur dioxide,carbon momoxide,and fine particles close to the ground |
| Nervous system | Your bodys message and control center. |
| Central nervous system (CNS) | The brain and spinal cord. |
| Peripheral nervous system (PNS) | The nerves that connect the central to all parts of the body. |
| Neurons | Specialized nerve cells |
| Sonatic system | The part of the nervous system that deals with actions that you control |
| Autonomic system | A system dealing with actions you do not control |
| Traumatic brain injury (TBI) | A condition caused by the brain being jarred and striking the inside of the skull |
| Digestive system | The body system that converts this fuel into usuable energy. |
| Digestion | The process of changing food into matieral the body can use. |
| Enzymes | Proteins that effect the many body processes |
| Saliva | A food made by the salivary glands. |
| Small Intestine | A coiled tube like organ that is twenty feet long. |
| Excretory system | Your body waste removal system. |
| Excretion | The process of removing waste from the body. |
| Colon | The large intestine. |
| Kidneys | Organs that filter water and dissolved from the blood and help maintain proper levels of salt and water in the body. |
| Endocrine system | chemical communication system that controls many body f.unctions |
| Gland | A group of cells or organs that secretes a substance. |
| Pituitary Gland | A gland that signals other endocrine glands to produce hormones when needed. |
| Reproductive system | The body system containing the organs that make the possible the production of offspring. |
| Sperm | Male sex cell. |
| Hernia | It occurs when an internal organ pushes against or through a surrounding cavity wall. |
| Fertilization. | When a male sperm cell joins with a female egg cell. |
| Ovulation | Is the release of one mature egg cell each month. |
| Menstruation | When the lining material the unfertilized egg, and some blood flow out of the body. |
| Menstral cycle. | Hormonal changes that occur in the females from the beggining of one menstruation to the next. |
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