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Human Body Systems
Chapter 2
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Science
4th Grade
08/20/2008

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blood
Definition
a system of fluid and cells that carries nutrients andoxygen to cells in the body.
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digestive system
Definition
the major organ system that breaks down food into nutrients that the body's cells can use.
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esophagus
Definition
a muscular tube that pushes food toward the stomach.
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large intestine
Definition
the organ where water and minerals from food are removed and absorbed into the blood stream.
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small intestine
Definition
the long coiled organ where most digestion takes place.
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stomach
Definition
a muscular organ that mixes and stores food and continues the process of digestion.
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artery
Definition
a blodd vessel that carries blood away from the heart.
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capillary
Definition
a tiny blood vessel that connects artieries and veins.
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circulatory system
Definition
organs that transort oxygen, nutrients, water, and wastes.
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heart
Definition
a muscular pump that pushes the blood through the blood vessels.
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respiratory system
Definition
organs that work together to take air into the body and push it back out.
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vein
Definition
a blood vessel that carries blood to the heart.
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muscular system
Definition
body system made of muscle that makes body parts move
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skeletal system
Definition
a body system that gives the body its shape protects the organs inside the body and works with the muscles to move the body.
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