1. WEEK 13 VOCABULARY BRAIN CELL NERVE CELL
A cell (neuron & glial) in the tissue of the brain
NERVE CELL
An electrically excitable cell that processes & transmits information through electrical & chemical signals

2. WEEK 13 VOCABULARY RED BLOOD CELL Skin Cell
The cells that make up the body’s outer covering; protects against heat & light, injury, infection; regulates body temperature; stores water, fat, & Vitamin D
RED BLOOD CELL
Most common type of blood cell; vertebrate organism’s principal means of transporting oxygen to body tissues

3. WEEK 13 VOCABULARY WHITE BLOOD CELL STEM CELL
Cells of the immune system that are involved in protecting the body against infectious disease and foreign invaders
STEM CELL
Undifferentiated cells of multicellular organisms that are capable of giving rise to indefinitely more cells of the same type

4. WEEK 13 VOCABULARY MUSCLE CELL BONE CELL
Long, tubular cells that develop from myoblasts to form muscles
BONE CELL
Responsible for the make- up of the skeleton in vertebrates

5. WEEK 13 VOCABULARY SPERM CELL EGG CELL
The male reproductive cell in vertebrates
EGG CELL
The female reproductive cell in vertebrates