| A | B |
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| tissue | A group of cells of the same type |
| organ | A group of tissues of different kinds working together to perform a task |
| cardiac muscle | A type of muscle that works the heart |
| smooth muscle | A type of muscle found in the walls of some organs such as the stomach, intestines, blood vessels, and bladder |
| striated muscle | A muscle with light and dark stripes; a muscle you can control by thinking |
| lungs | The main organs of the respiratory system |
| capillary | A tiny blood vessel that allows gases and nutrients to pass from blood to cells |
| heart | The muscle that pumps blood through your blood vessels to all parts of your body |
| artery | A blood vessel that takes blood away from the heart |
| vein | A large blood vessel that returns blood to the heart |
| brain | The control center of your nervous system |
| neuron | A nerve cell |
| nerve | A group of neurons that carries signals from the brain to the body and from the body to the brain |
| spinal cord | The tube of nerves that runs through your spine, or backbone |
| esophagus | The tube that connects your mouth with your stomach |
| stomach | A bag made up of smooth muscles that mixes food with digestive juices |
| small intestine | A long tube of muscle where most food is digested |
| large intestine | The last part of the digestive system where water is removed from food |
