Health Chapter 3

A framework of bones.

• skeleton

• body system

• skull

• spinal cord

A place where two or more bones meet.

• life cycle

• joint

• puberty

• brain

The organ that pumps blood through the body.

• lung

• stomach

• large intestine

• heart

Stages of life from birth to death.

• puberty

• skeleton

• life cycle

• body system

The column of nerve cells that carry messages to and from the brain is called the ____.

• body system

• spinal cord

• muscle

• stomach

Organs that put oxygen into the blood and take out carbon dioxide are _____.

• brain

• intestines

• lungs

• nerves

A tissue that allows your body to move is called _____.

• muscle

• bones

• spinal cord

• lungs

Which organ breaks food down into a paste?

• small intestine

• large intestine

• stomach

• saliva

Which organ moves solid waste out of the body?

• stomach

• small intestine

• large intestine

• salivary glands

Which organ changes paste into substances the body's cells can use?

• stomach

• small intestine

• large intestine

• salivary glands