General Science I – Unit 8: The Human Anatomy (Part 1) Vocabulary

Question 1

DNA

Answer 1

Two strands of molecules twisted together in a cell nucleus containing genes and hereditary information.

Question 2

evolution

Answer 2

The belief that life started and has progressed solely by natural chemical processes.

Question 3

axon

Answer 3

The part of the neuron that carries the cell’s message away from the cell.

Question 4

contract

Answer 4

To make shorter.

Question 5

dendrite

Answer 5

The part of the neuron that receives the message.

Question 6

external

Answer 6

The outside part.

Question 7

function

Answer 7

The purpose or job.

Question 8

heredity

Answer 8

Qualities of your body that you get (genetically) from your parents.

Question 9

impulse

Answer 9

A message transmitted by nerve cells.

Question 10

insulator

Answer 10

A protection from loss of heat.

Question 11

internal

Answer 11

The inside part.

Question 12

interpret

Answer 12

To translate.

Question 13

interrelated

Answer 13

Any number of items, functions or purposes which are dependent upon each other.

Question 14

lever

Answer 14

A structure that works on a support.

Question 15

neuron

Answer 15

A nerve cell.

Question 16

response

Answer 16

An answer.

Question 17

sensory

Answer 17

Having to do with the senses.

Question 18

stimulus

Answer 18

An input from one of the five senses that activates some part of the body.

Question 19

surplus

Answer 19

More than is needed.