Everything in this flashcard set.
- brain
- That part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers
- lung
- Either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates
- stomach
- The region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
- heart
- Organ that pumps blood around the body
- small intestine
- The longest part of the alimentary canal
- kidneys
- Either of two bean-shaped excretory organs that filter wastes from the blood and excrete them (plural)
- windpipe
- Membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi
- organ
- A body part made of tissues working together to perform a function.
- tissue
- Part of an organism consisting of an aggregate of cells having a similar structure and function
- blood
- Red liquid pumped around the body by the heart
- microscope
- Magnifier of the image of small objects
- magnification
- The act of expanding something in apparent size
- cell
- Tiniest unit of living things
- animal
- A living organism characterized by voluntary movement
- plant
- Living thing that grows in soil and makes its own food
- muscle
- One of the contractile organs of the body
- nerve
- Any bundle of ___ fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
- digestion
- The organic process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed into the body
