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Chapter 7 Body Systems Vocabulary

Terms in this set (21)

organ system
A group of organs that work together to take care of a specific need of the body
Organ
Parts of the body that make a body live and move
Tissue
Cell that make up an organ
Lungs
An organ that takes in and releases air
Diaphragm
A muscle below the lungs that helps take in air and push it out
Heart
An organ that moves blood to and from different areas of the body
function
The main action that something is made two do
skeletal system
The bones in the human body that interact to move, protect the body, and give it shape
muscle
A tissue that helps make the body move
Skin
The organ that surrounds and protects the body
extend
To stretch
Sensory Organs
An organ that collects information about the body's surrounding, such as eyes, ears, nose, skin, and tongue
Brain
An organ that can recognize senses and cause the rest of the body to react
respond
To react to a change or action
small intestine
The organ where most of the digestion occurs
Large Intestine
The organ that takes in water from food and helps get rid of waste
Pancreas
The organ that breaks down food fir the body to use
excretory system
The organ that removes waste from the human body
Kidneys
Two organs that filter waste
Bladder
An organ that stores fine in the body
Connect
to attach or put together
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