Human Body Vocabulary

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A group of body parts that work together to perform a specific function in the body

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Body System

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

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A cell is the smallest living thing in the body.

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True

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

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the group of organs that take food in, break it down, absorb nutrients, and excrete wastes

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Digestive system

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The body system that circulates blood and lymph through the body

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Circulatory system

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The body system that allows a person to breathe and exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide throughout the body

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Respiratory system

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The body system that serves as the framework of the body

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Skeletal system

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The body system responsible for movement and posture

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Muscular system

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a microorganism that causes disease

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pathogen

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The ______________________ is the body system that breaks food down so that it can be used by the body. Options: circulatory system, digestive system, respiratory system, skeletal system

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digestive system

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The ____________ is a muscular organ that pumps blood to the body through blood vessels. 

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heart