Health Chapter 6
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- All the muscles in the body
- muscular system
- The tube of neurons that runs up the spine
- spinal cord
- The control and communication system of the body
- nervous system
- The process of breaking down food into a form the body can use
- digestion
- The force of blood pushing against the walls of the blood vessels
- blood pressure
- The gland that helps digest fat and filters poisonous wastes
- liver
- Groups of organs that work together to support a body function
- body system
- Group of organs that delivers oxygen to the body
- respiratory system
- Muscle that acts as the pump for the circulatory system
- heart
- Cells that make up the nervous system
- neurons
- Each system depends on other systems to help it perform its job effectively because body systems are __________.
- interrelated
- The brain and spinal cord are part of the _______ ______ _______.
- Central nervous system
- These do not grow back once they die.
- neurons
- Head and spinal cord injuries can be serious because of damage to ____________.
- neurons
- Name three types of blood vessels.
- arteries, veins, and capillaries
- These help destroy disease germs that enter the body.
- White blood cells
- The _______ divides into two branches called bronchi, which lead to the lungs
- trachea
- This covers the ends of bones and supports certain soft tissues.
- cartilage
- To move body parts, muscles work in pairs by ________ one muscle and __________ the other muscle.
- contracting and extending
- This system gets rid of some of the body's wastes and balances the amount of water in the body.
- excretory system
- Digested food particles are absorbed into the blood from the ___________ _________.
- small intestines
- Name the three body systems that get rid of waste.
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Respiratory System
Excretory System
Digestive System - Which body systems get rid of solid waste from foods?
- digestive system and excretory system
- Which body system gets rid of liquid waste?
- excretory system
- Which body system gets rid of carbon dioxide?
- respiratory system