| A | B |
|---|
| hypothesis | educated guess |
| BIOLOGY | STUDY OF LIVING THINGS |
| CYTOLOGY | STUDY OF CELLS |
| BOTANY | STUDY OF PLANTS |
| GENETICS | STUDY OF GENES AND HEREDITY |
| zoology | the study of animals |
| digestion | breaking down complex sugars into simple sugars |
| circulation | transport oxygen,carbon dioxide, food, and water through blood vessels( arteries, veins, capillaries) |
| respiration | make energy |
| chemical digestion | enzymes |
| LOWER CHAMBERS | RIGHT AND LEFT VENTRICLE |
| HIGHER CHAMBERS | RIGHT AND LEFT ATRIA, ATRIUM, OR AURICLE |
| BLOOD VESSELS | ARTERIES, VEINS, CAPILLARIES |
| REFLEXES | PROTECT THE BODY- SUCH AS: BLINKING, SNEEZING, COUGHING AND TOUCHING SOMETHING "HOT" |
| VOLUNTARY ACTION | You control your action. ex: raising your hand |
| CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM | MADE UP OF THE BRAIN AND THE SPINAL CORD |
| epiglottis | a valve that prevents food and liquids from entering the lungs |
| mouth | emergency air inlet |
| nose | warms, moistens, and filters the air |
| alveoli | tiny air sacs found at the end of the broncioles |
| pharynx | the throat |
| diaphragm | the muscle which is located at the lower end of the chest cavity, underneath the lungs |
| lungs | 2 balloon-shaped structures in the chest cavity; where respiration takes place |
| respiration | gaseous exchange between a living organism and its environment |
| functions of nucleus | "The Brain of The Cell" reproduction and regulation |
| cell membrane | the "gatekeeper"-surrounds the entire cell-contain pores |
| photosynthesis | when green plants make their own food. |
| cell wall | extra protective covering that surrounds plant cells |
| vital organs protected by the skeleton | heart, lungs, brain |
| cartilage | cushions the ends of bones |
| vertebrae | 33 bones in all |
| phalanges | fingers and toes |
| joint | where two bones meet |
| muscles | move bones- 3 types: cardiac, skeletal, smooth |
| involuntary muscles | not under your control ex: heart |
| mouth | digestion begins |
| esphogus | food tube |
| stomach | "J" shaped, muscle, food container |
