Science_Vocab_GP5_Human Body

Question 1

strong material in the body made of mineral salts, water and tissue

Answer 1

bone

Question 2

acts as the central computer that controls all the body functions

Answer 2

brain

Question 2

runs the brain down through the spine; relays info from nerves and sense organs to the brain and sends responses back to the muscles

Answer 2

spinal cord

Question 3

vertebrae

Answer 3

irregular bones that make up the flexible spine; made up of spongy/cancellous bone surrounded by a layer of compact bone; with a layer of cartilage in between

Question 3

keeping of everything in balance

Answer 3

homeostasis

Question 4

processes information from the sense organs and controls the body’s movement; controls memory and learning

Answer 4

cerebrum

Question 5

place where bones come close to other bones

Answer 5

joint

Question 6

controls involuntary responses like breathing, heart rate, swallowing, digestion, and blinking

Answer 6

brain stem

Question 7

cerebellum

Answer 7

coordinates muscle movement and keeps the body balanced

Question 7

joint

Answer 7

place where bones come close to other bones

Question 9

cartilage

Answer 9

fibrous material that is strong enough to support weight but very flexible tip of nose, ears and lines ends of bones

Question 9

connective tissue that connects bones to one another

Answer 9

ligament

Question 10

breast bone - a flat bone in the middle of the front of the chest which connects to the rib; forms the thoracic cage to protect the lungs and heart

Answer 10

sternum

Question 11

spinal cord

Answer 11

runs the brain down through the spine; relays info from nerves and sense organs to the brain and sends responses back to the muscles

Question 11

cells with long fibers that vary in size; collect sensory information or changes in environment then they activate muscles or glands to react

Answer 11

nerves/neutrons

Question 12

ligament

Answer 12

connective tissue that connects bones to one another

Question 13

fibrous material that is strong enough to support weight but very flexible tip of nose, ears and lines ends of bones

Answer 13

cartilage

Question 15

bone

Answer 15

strong material in the body made of mineral salts, water and tissue

Question 16

sternum

Answer 16

breast bone - a flat bone in the middle of the front of the chest which connects to the rib; forms the thoracic cage to protect the lungs and heart

Question 18

brain

Answer 18

acts as the central computer that controls all the body functions

Question 19

brain stem

Answer 19

controls involuntary responses like breathing, heart rate, swallowing, digestion, and blinking

Question 21

tendon

Answer 21

inelastic connective tissue attaches muscles to bones

Question 22

nerves/neutrons

Answer 22

cells with long fibers that vary in size; collect sensory information or changes in environment then they activate muscles or glands to react

Question 23

inelastic connective tissue attaches muscles to bones

Answer 23

tendon

Question 24

coordinates muscle movement and keeps the body balanced

Answer 24

cerebellum

Question 26

homeostasis

Answer 26

keeping of everything in balance

Question 27

cerebrum

Answer 27

processes information from the sense organs and controls the body’s movement; controls memory and learning

Question 28

material inside bones where blood cells are made and stored

Answer 28

bone marrow

Question 29

irregular bones that make up the flexible spine; made up of spongy/cancellous bone surrounded by a layer of compact bone; with a layer of cartilage in between

Answer 29

vertebrae

Question 30

3 main parts: brain, nerves/neutrons/spinal cord; works as a network that relays messages back and forth from difference parts of the body back to the brain

Answer 30

nervous system

Question 31

bone marrow

Answer 31

material inside bones where blood cells are made and stored

Question 32

nervous system

Answer 32

3 main parts: brain, nerves/neutrons/spinal cord; works as a network that relays messages back and forth from difference parts of the body back to the brain