Systems of the Human Body

Tina S.
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  1. artery
    a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body
  2. atrium
    a chamber connected to other chambers or passageways
  3. bile
    a digestive juice secreted by the liver
  4. cardiac muscle
    the muscle tissue of the heart
  5. cartilage
    tough elastic tissue, mostly converted to bone in adults
  6. diaphragm
    a muscular partition in the chest used in respiration
  7. epiglottis
    a flap of cartilage that covers the windpipe while swallowing
  8. esophagus
    the passage between the pharynx and the stomach
  9. hemoglobin
    a red protein in blood that transports oxygen
  10. involuntary muscle
    a muscle that contracts without conscious control and found in walls of internal organs such as stomach and intestine and bladder and blood vessels (excluding the heart)
  11. larynx
    the structure containing the vocal cords
  12. ligament
    a band of fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages
  13. nephron
    any of the small tubules that are the excretory units of the vertebrate kidney
  14. periosteum
    a dense fibrous membrane covering the surface of bones (except at their extremities) and serving as an attachment for tendons and muscles; contains nerves and blood vessels that nourish the enclosed bone
  15. plasma
    the watery fluid in which blood cells are suspended
  16. red blood cell
    a mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues; a biconcave disc that has no nucleus
  17. saliva
    a clear liquid secreted by glands in the mouth
  18. smooth muscle
    a muscle that contracts without conscious control and found in walls of internal organs such as stomach and intestine and bladder and blood vessels (excluding the heart)
  19. tendon
    a band of tissue connecting a muscle to its bony attachment
  20. urea
    the chief solid component of mammalian urine
  21. vein
    a blood vessel that carries blood toward the heart
  22. ventricle
    a chamber of the heart that receives blood from an atrium
  23. voluntary muscle
    striated muscle that can be controlled voluntarily
  24. white blood cell
    blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi
Created on Mon Dec 10 13:01:20 EST 2012 (updated Sun Jan 06 21:52:06 EST 2013)

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