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The Human Body
Corresponds to QuickReads Level D, book 1, Life Science, The Human Body Photo: Red shirt child running. December, 2005. © 2005 by Shai Barzilay. Some rights reserved CC‐
BY‐2.0(www.creaLvecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0).
Arteries DefiniLon: one of the tubes that carry blood from your heart to the rest of the body.
Example: Arteries look red because the red blood cells in it are carrying oxygen to the rest of the body.
Photo: Arteria fibular. October, 2007. Uploaded by Mikael Haggstrom. Released into public domain because the copyright has expired.
ProtecLve DefiniLon: Something that is used or intended to keep a person or parts of a person safe.
Example: This man wears a protec5ve mask so that he does not smell the chemicals.
Photo: Camp Shelby. June, 2008. Taken by Mass CommunicaLon Specialist 2nd Class Erick S. Holmes, U.S. Navy. Released into public domain by the U.S. Navy.
Container DefiniLon: Something such as a bowl, a bag, a bo\le, etc. that can be filled with something.
Example: The food in these containers are being shipped to another country.
Photo: Food Storage.October, 2008. Taken by Greg Henshall. Released into public domain by the Federal Emergency Management Agency .
Circulatory System
DefiniLon: One of the systems in the body that is responsible for moving blood around the enLre body.
Example: These arteries are a part of a human’s circulatory system to help pump blood throughout the body.
Photo: Simplified diagram of human anatomy. May, 2009. Taken by Mariana Ruiz Villarreal, LadyofHats in en:wikipedia. Released into public domain by the author, LadyofHats.
Oxygen
DefiniLon: A gas in the air that has no color, smell, taste, and that all plants and animals need to live.
Example: The oxygen tanks on these peoples back help them breathe underwater.
Photo: Guantanamo Bay Divers. December, 2008. Taken by Mass CommunicaLon Specialist 1st Class Jayme Pastoric, U.S. Navy. Released into public domain by the U.S. Navy.
Complex DefiniLon: Something that is complex has a lot of different parts, and is difficult to understand or deal with.
Example: Cars have a very complex engine.
Photo: Colorized car engine. March, 2005. © 2005 by Amal in en:wikimedia. Some rights reserved CC‐BY‐3.0(www.creaLvecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0).
Processes
Lee Photo: A glass of milk. June, 2003. © 2004 by Stefan Kühn. Some rights reserved CC‐BY‐3.0(www.creaLvecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0). Center : Inside the dairy. September, 2008. © 2008 by Manuguf in en: wikimedia. Some rights reserved CC‐BY‐3.0(www.creaLvecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0). Right: Cheese. June, 2008. © 2008 by Rainer Z in en: wikimedia. Some rights reserved CC‐BY‐3.0(www.creaLvecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0).
Cardboard
Top Lee Photo: Box. February, 2000. © 2007 by HornM201 in en:wikimedia. Some rights reserved CC‐BY‐3.0(www.creaLvecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0). Bo\om lee photo: Corrugated cardboard. 2006. © 2009 by Richard Wheeler. Some rights reserved CC‐BY‐3.0(www.creaLvecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0). Right photo: New Orleans Crew Members. September, 2005. Taken by Mate 1st Class Robert McRil, U.S. Navy. Released into public domain by the U.S. Navy.
PlasLc
Photo: PlasLc objects. September, 2008. Taken by Cjp24 in en:wikimedia. Released into public domain by the copyright holder, Cjp24.
Goosebumps
Photo: Goose bumps. September, 2003. © 2011 by Ildar Sagdejev . Some rights reserved CC‐BY‐3.0(www.creaLvecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0).
Temperature
DefiniLon: How hot or cold something is.
Example: The city is covered in snow because the temperature is very low.
Photo: A thermometer showing. January, 2007. Taken by Mysid in en:wikimedia. Released into public domain by the copyright holder, Mysid.
Exercise
Top Lee Photo: Backward running. September, 2007. © 2008 by Rob & Lisa Meehan. Some rights reserved CC‐BY‐2.0(www.creaLvecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0). Bo\om lee photo: Henry Kuprashvili. 2002. Taken by Udrekeli Mariam Kuprashvili. Released into public domain by the copyright holder, Henry Kuprashvili. Right photo: Cyclists on Tamaki Drive. December, 2008. © 2010 by Brendan Gray. Some rights reserved CC‐BY‐2.0(www.creaLvecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0).
Muscles DefiniLon: One of the pieces of flesh inside your body that join bones together and make your body move
Example: Runners need strong leg muscles in order to run long races.
Lee Photo: Dwaine Chambers. July, 2008. © 2008 by Paul Foot. Some rights reserved CC‐BY‐2.0(www.creaLvecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0). Right Photo: Tyson Gay. June, 2007. © 2009 by Appendophobia in en:wikimedia. Some rights reserved CC‐BY‐3.0(www.creaLvecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0).