Download 5th Grade Science Human Body Vocabulary Cards

Cytoplasm
Cell
11
1
Unicellular
Heart
Nucleus
2
Multicellular
Lungs
12
Mitochondria
3
Organism
13
4
14
Esophagus
Transport
6
16
7
17
8
18
9
28
Brain
19
Body Systems
10
27
Large Intestines
Cardio
Nervous System
26
Small Intestines
External
Digestive System
25
Stomach
Internal
Muscular System
24
15
5
Skeletal System
23
Bones
Vacuoles
Respiratory System
22
Trachea
Chloroplast
Circulatory
System
21
29
Spinal Cord
20
30
The basic unit of structure and
function of all living things
1
consisting of a single cell
2
consisting of many cells
Gel-like substance that holds the muscular organ that pumps blood
cell together
through the body
11
21
The central part of the cell
containing DNA responsible
for growth and development
12
Power house of the cell;
provides energy
largest internal organs that
remove carbon dioxide and
provide oxygen to the blood
22
3
13
tube in the throat that carries air
to the lungs (windpipe)
23
A form a life such as a plant,
animal, or bacteria
4
Found in plant cells; captures,
stores, and uses light for
photosynthesis
14
protects vital organs and
provides structure
(adults have 206 of these)
24
the organs and tissues involved
in circulating blood through the
body
5
a tiny cavity within a cell that
contains food, water, and waste
15
the tube through which food
passes from the throat to the
stomach
25
system for taking in oxygen
and giving off carbon dioxide
6
the hard structure (bones and
cartilages) that provides a
frame for the body
7
A system consisting of
different muscles that are used
to allow motion in the body
8
the system that breaks down
food into energy for the body
9
System consisting of nerves
that send messages to the brain
(cold, hot, pain)
10
to carry from one place to
another
16
the inside/interior of something
17
a muscular organ responsible
for breaking down food;
digestion
26
longest, narrow passage where
digestion is completed and
nutrients are absorbed
27
transports waste out of the body
and absorbs water
the outside/exterior of
something
18
28
Command Center of the nervous
system; enclosed within the skull
referring to the heart
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29
Contains a group of tissues or
organs that work together
20
Sends messages by nerve
impulses to and from the brain
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