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Science
People Grow and Change
23
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12/06/2007

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Term
What are new adult teeth called?
Definition
permanent teeth
Term

What can help your body grow strong and stay heathy?

Definition
exercising
Term
How does your body grow and change?
Definition

you get bigger and taller

 

you get stronger and heavier

Term
What helps you sit, stand, walk, run, and move in many other ways?
Definition
bones and muscles
Term
What do your bones fit together to make?
Definition
skeleton
Term
What holds up your body and gives it a shape?
Definition
skeleton
Term
What protects your heart and lungs?
Definition
ribs
Term
What protects your brain?
Definition
skull
Term
What body parts work to move your bones?
Definition
muscles
Term
What is a muscle that pumps blood through your body?
Definition
heart
Term
What are 2 things you can do to keep your bones and muscles healthy and strong?
Definition

exercise

 

eat healthy foods

Term
What 2 things help to keep you alive?
Definition

heart

 

lungs

Term
What body parts help you breathe?
Definition
lungs
Term
How big is your heart?
Definition
about the size of your fist
Term

Your heart and lungs work together to get _______

that your body needs.

Definition
oxygen
Term
What does your body do when it breaks down the food it needs?
Definition
digest
Term
Where does your body begin to digest food?
Definition
in your mouth
Term
What is the liquid in your mouth that begins to break down food?
Definition
saliva
Term
What is the tube to your stomach that pushes down the food?
Definition
esophagus
Term
What bag of muscles squeezes the food and mixes it with special juices?
Definition
stomach
Term
What can help you choose healthful foods?
Definition
The Food Guide Pyramid
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