Quizlet Comprehensiom B1

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  1. abdominal muscle: the muscle that goes from the ribs to the pelvis
  2. acquire: get
  3. acquisition: something you acquire
  4. acquisitive: likes to acquire things
  5. adjective: a word that comes before a noun and tells about the noun
  6. arrange: put in order
  7. arteries: the tubes that carry blood away from the heart
  8. biceps: the muscle that covers the front of the humerus
  9. brain: the organ that lets you think and feel
  10. bronchial tubes: the tubes inside the lungs
  11. capillaries: the very small tubes that connects the arteries and veins
  12. carbon dioxide: a gas that burning things produce
  13. central nervous system: the body system that is made up of the brain and spinal cord
  14. circulate: move around
  15. circulation: the act of circulating
  16. circulatory: involves circulation
  17. circulatory system: the body system that moves blood around the body
  18. conclude: end or figure out
  19. conclusion: the end or something that is concluded
  20. conclusive: true without any doubt
  21. consider: think about
  22. construct: build
  23. construction: something that is constructed
  24. constructive: something helpful
  25. consumable: can be consumed
  26. consume: use up or eat
  27. consumer: something that consumes
  28. critical: something that criticizes
  29. criticism: a statement that critizes
  30. critizes: find fault with
  31. demand: how well something sells
  32. digest: changes food into fuels for the body
  33. digestion: the act of digesting
  34. digestive: involves digestion
  35. digestive system: the body system that changes food into fuel for the body
  36. erode: wear things down
  37. erosion: what happens when something wears down
  38. erosive: something that erodes
  39. esophagus: the tube that goes from the mouth to the stomach
  40. examine: look at
  41. explain: make something easier to understand
  42. explanation: something that explains
  43. explanatory: explains
  44. femur: the upper leg bone
  45. fortunate: lucky
  46. gastrocnemius: the muscle that covers the back of the lower leg
  47. heart: the pump that moves the blood
  48. humerus: the upper arm bone
  49. intelligent: smart
  50. irrelevant: does not help to expalin what happens
  51. large intestine: the organ that stores food the food the body cannot use
  52. liver: the organ that makes chemicals that break down food
  53. lung: a large organ that brings air into contact with blood
  54. manufacture: make something in a factory
  55. manufactured: something that has been made in a factory
  56. manufacturer: something that makes thngs in a factory
  57. modification: change
  58. modified: something is changed
  59. modify: change
  60. motor nerve: a nerve that lets you move
  61. mouth: the part that takes solid and liquid food in
  62. muscular system: the body system of muscles
  63. nerve: a wire in the body that carries messages
  64. nervous system: the body system of nerves
  65. noun: a word that names a person, place, thing.
  66. obtain: get
  67. oxygen: a gas that burning tings need
  68. participate: take part in something
  69. participation: the act of participating
  70. participatory: something involves participation
  71. pelvis: the hip bone
  72. peripheral nervous system: the body system that is made up of all the nervous
  73. predicate: the part of a sentence that tells more
  74. predict: say that something will happen
  75. predictable: something is easy to predict
  76. prediction: a statement that predicts
  77. produce: make
  78. production: something that is produced
  79. productive: something produces a lot of things
  80. protect: guard
  81. protection: something that guards or shelters
  82. protective: means that something protects
  83. quadriceps: the muscle that covers the front of the frmur
  84. rearrange: put in order again
  85. reconsider: think about again
  86. redundant: repeats what has already been said
  87. regulate: control
  88. regulation: a rule
  89. regulatory: something regulates
  90. relevant: something helps to explain what happens
  91. reside: live somewhere
  92. residence: a place where people live
  93. residential: a place has many residences
  94. respiration: the act of breathing
  95. respiratory: involves breathing
  96. respiratory system: the body system that brings oxygen to the blood
  97. respire: breathe
  98. ribs: the bones that cover the organs in the chest
  99. select: choose
  100. selection: something that is chosen
  101. selective: careful about selecting things
  102. sense nerve: a nerve that lets you feel
  103. simile: a statement that tells how things are the same
  104. skeletal system: the body system of the bones
  105. skull: the bone that covers the brain
  106. small intestine: the organ that gives food to the blood
  107. spinal cord: the body part that connects the brain to all parts of the body
  108. spine: the backbone
  109. stomach: the organ that mixes food with chemicals
  110. supply: how much there is of something
  111. trachea: the tube that brings outside air to the lungs
  112. trapezius: the muscle that covers the back of the neck
  113. triceps: the muscle that covers the back of the humerus
  114. unfortunate: not lucky
  115. unintelligent: not smart
  116. veins: the tubes that carry blood back to the heart
  117. verb: a word that tells the action that things do