Human Body Vocabulary

Ch. 12, 4th grade!By Ramona

Aldridge

ArteryA blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart.

BoneA hard organ made of 3 kinds of tissue.

CapillaryA tiny, thin walled blood vessel.

DiaphragmMuscle that causes breathing.

EsophagusA muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach.

Muscle

An organ made of bundle of fibers.

PlasmaThe liquid in which blood cells travel.

VeinA blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart.

JointThe place where bones meet.

Spinal cord

A bundle of nerve tissue that run through your backbone to your brain.

StomachA baglike organ with walls of smooth muscle

References• http://www.betemunah.org/body_files/image011.jpg

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imagepages/8756.htm• no-blood.org/plasma.html• www.aidmyarthritis.com/.../

information.php• www.buzzle.com/articles/peripheral-

nervous-sy...