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 Name: __________________________ Period: _________________________ Date: ​
3/21/16 Define the vocabulary words using the ​
Science Saurus​
and draw a picture to represent each term. Word 1.
Skeletal System Definition Picture 2. Muscular System 3. Joints 4. Ligaments 5. Voluntary muscles 6. Involuntary muscles 7. Digestive system 8. Mechanical digestion 9. Chemical digestion Name: __________________________ Period: _________________________ Date: ​
3/21/16 10. Excretory system 11. Respiratory system 12. Circulatory system 13. Arteries 14. Capillaries 15. Nervous system 16. Endocrine system Name: __________________________ Period: _________________________ Date: ​
3/21/16 Word 1.
Skeletal System Definition Picture Bones and cartilage that support a vertebrate’s body 2. Muscular System All the muscles of the body, especially those involved in movement 3. Joints Place where two or more bones meet 4. Ligaments Connective tissue that holds bones together at many joints 5. Voluntary muscles Skeletal muscle that is under conscious control of the organism 6. Involuntary muscles Smooth and cardiac muscle; not under conscious control 7. Digestive system Organ system that breaks down food into substances the body can use, and absorbs those substances 8. Mechanical digestion Process of breaking food into smaller pieces by chewing and mashing 9. Chemical digestion Process that breaks large food molecules into smaller molecules that can be taken in by cells 10. Excretory system Organ system that removes wastes from the body; the Name: __________________________ Period: _________________________ Date: ​
3/21/16 urinary system is part of the excretory system 11. Respiratory system Organ system that takes oxygen into the body and releases carbon dioxide and water 12. Circulatory system Organ system that transports needed substances throughout the body and carries away wastes 13. Arteries A vessel in the circulatory system that carries blood away from the heart 14. Capillaries Smallest vessel in the circulatory system; site of nutrient and gas exchange between blood and body cells 15. Nervous system System of organs and tissues that controls and coordinates the body’s activities 16. Endocrine system Systems of organs that controls body activities through chemical messengers (hormones)