Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Body Systems
Unit A, Chapter 1, Carter Lomax, Mr. D.
16
Science
5th Grade
05/12/2008

Additional Science Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term

Circulatory

Definition
system that moves blood throughout the body
Term

Excretory

Definition

system that removes waste from the body

Term
Digestive
Definition
system that breaks food into nutrients and gets them into your blood
Term

Skeletal

Definition
system provides support for your body and protects many internal organs
Term

Respiratory

Definition

main function of this system is to exchange carbon dioxide for oxygen

Term

Nervous

Definition
system that carries signals from sensory organs to the brain and from the brain to the muscles
Term
Muscular
Definition

system that make your body move

Term
Tendons
Definition
attach muscles to bones
Term

Ligaments

Definition
attach bones to each other
Term

Joints

Definition
where the bones meet to attach to each other and to muscles
Term
Cartilage
Definition

coats the ends of bones where they meet

Term
Central Nervous System
Definition
the brain and spinal cord
Term
Smooth Muscles
Definition

line the digestive organs and the blood vessels

Term
Neurons
Definition
name of cells that nerves are made of , they receive and transmit signals to other like cells.
Term
Receptors
Definition
detect conditions in the body's environment
Term
Cardiac Muscles
Definition

the walls of the heart are made of these

Supporting users have an ad free experience!