Transcript Human Body Vocabulary Ch. 12, 4th grade!

Human Body Vocabulary
th
Ch. 12, 4 grade!
By Ramona Aldridge
Artery
A blood vessel that
carries blood away
from the heart.
Bone
A hard organ
made of 3 kinds
of tissue.
Capillary
A tiny, thin
walled blood
vessel.
Diaphragm
Muscle that
causes
breathing.
Esophagus
A muscular tube
that connects
the mouth to
the stomach.
Muscle
An organ
made of
bundle of
fibers.
Plasma
The liquid in
which blood
cells travel.
Vein
A blood vessel
that carries
blood back to
the heart.
Joint
The place
where
bones
meet.
Spinal cord
A bundle of
nerve tissue
that run
through your
backbone to
your brain.
Stomach
A baglike organ
with walls of
smooth muscle
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http://www.betemunah.org/body_files/image011.jpg
library.thinkquest.org/.../introtocircsys.htm
www.web-ak.com/waco/library/bones2.html
www.nlm.nih.gov/.../ency/imagepages/8756.htm
no-blood.org/plasma.html
www.aidmyarthritis.com/.../information.php
www.buzzle.com/articles/peripheral-nervous-sy...