MS GW Ch. 2 Knowing How Your Body Works

Body system that covers and protects the entire body.

• integumentary system
• respiratory system
• nervous system
• digestive system

Location in the body where two or more bones meet and are held together.

• joint
• muscle
• tendon
• ligament

Strong bands of tissue that hold together bones at joints to allow movement.

• tendons
• cartilage
• muscles
• ligaments

Body system that helps the body move and aids other body systems.

• muscular system
• nervous system
• digestive system
• skeletal system

Structures made of tough tissue that connect muscle to bone.

• ligaments
• cartilage
• nerves
• tendons

Body system formed by all the structures that move blood through the body.

• respiratory system
• digestive system
• nervous system
• circulatory system

Blood vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood.

• capillaries
• veins
• arteries
• bronchioles

Small arteries that deliver oxygen and nutrients to cells and pick up cells' waste.

• arteries
• capillaries
• veins
• bronchioles

Liquid part of blood.

• plasma
• platelets
• hemoglobin
• serum

Two air passages, each of which connects the trachea to a lung.

• alveoli
• bronchi
• esophagus
• diaphragm