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| What system transports essential substances throughout the body? |
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| What system is made up of bones, joints, cartilage, ligaments and tendons? |
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| What system is make up of skin, hair, nails, and the glands of the skin? Also forms a waterproof barrier between a body and its environment? |
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| What system is responsible for detecting changes in the environment and signals a response? |
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| What is the system responsible for taking in oxygen from the air and releasing carbon dioxide? |
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| System that consists of a mouth, esophagus, stomach, intestines, liver, gallbladder and pancreas is called___ |
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| System responsible for secreting hormones in the body is called _____ |
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| The system responsible for defending the body against infections is called ____ |
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| The system that returns fluid from spaces between cells to the circulatory system, filters bacteria and particles out of the fluid and consists of a network of vessels and lymph nodes as well as organs such as the spleen, tonsils and appendix |
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| What are the three types of muscles in the human body? |
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| skeletal, cardiac, and smooth |
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| What two types of muscles are under involuntary control? |
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| What type of muscular tissue makes up your muscles? |
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| What are the three types of skeletons? |
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hydrostatic
exoskeleton
endoskeleton |
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| What type of skeletal system do humans have? |
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| What type of skeletal system do crabs and lobsters have? |
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| What type of skeletal system consists of a body compartment filled with fluid under pressure and does not contain any hard structures such as bones? |
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| How is the body organized? |
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| Cells, tissues, organs, systems (ex. digestive, circulatory) |
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| What makes up the human skeleton? |
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| bones, joints, connective tissue |
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| How does the number of bones in the bone change as we age? |
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| Decreases due to cartilage turning to bone |
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| What is the difference between the axial skeleton and the appendicular skeleton? |
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Axial - skull, vertebral column and rib cage
appendicular - arm and leg bones with the bones of the pelveis and should areas |
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| Where is calcium stored in bones? |
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| knobs at the end of long bones |
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| Are bones alive? Explain your answer |
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Yes - they are living tissues and cells
Made up of cells and minerals |
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| What is the purpose of the periosteum? |
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| feeds the bone and takes wastes away |
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found at the ends of long bones
filled with red bone marrow - important for producing blood cells |
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A soft tissue that fills some spaces in bone - 2 types red and yellow
Red marrow more important - makes other blood cells |
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| What are the spaces through which nerves and blood vessels pass in the bone? |
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| What part of the bone makes the cells needed for growth and repair? |
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| Part of the bone used as a source of energy when going through starvation |
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| What is the name of the sacs that keep joints lubricated and protected? |
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| What are the connective tissues that join bone to bone? |
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| What are the connective tissues called that connect muscles to bone? |
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| How can you get strong bones? |
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eat foods high in calcium, vitamin D
do exercises to strengthen bones |
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| What is the purpose of the skeletal system? |
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| Place where bones meet in the body |
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| What keeps bones from rubbing against each other? |
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cartilage
provides cushion - reduces friction |
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| Where does nutrient absorption occur in the digestion system? |
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| Where does water absorption occur in the body? |
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| Where does digestion begin? |
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| mouth - mechanical and chemical |
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| What is the difference between the uvula and the epiglottis? |
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Uvula prevents things going into the nasal cavity
Epiglottis closes off the trachea to protect the respiratory system |
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| What moves food through your digestive tract? |
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| What enzyme breaks down protein? |
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| What is the size difference between the small and large intestines? |
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small intestine - smaller diameter, but longer
Large intestine - larger diameter, but shorter |
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| What is the purpose of villi? |
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| To increase the surface area for absorption in the small intestine |
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| Why is your liver important? |
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breaks down alcohol
storage of glycogen (glucose-sugar)
storage of vitamins and iron
processes fats, proteins and carbohydrates |
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| What is the purpose of bile? |
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| What is the purpose of the pancreas? |
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| releases insulin that helps control blood sugar in the body |
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| What do scientists think is the purpose of your appendix? |
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| help immune system fight diseases |
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| What is another name for your pharynx? |
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| What can you do to take care of your excretory system? |
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| What is the primary way air gets into your body? |
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| Where does oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange occur in the body? |
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| What kind of muscle is the diaphragm? |
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| skeletal - works as an involuntary muscle |
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| How does gas exchange occur in the body? |
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| What is the purpose of respiration? |
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| needs oxygen to breakdown carbohydrates in body to produce carbon dioxide, energy and water |
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| What happens when you inhale and exhale? |
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inhale - take in oxygen
exhale - release carbon dioxide |
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| T or F Breathing is the mechanical part of respiration. |
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| Why is cilia and the mucus in your respiratory system important? |
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| Cilia and mucus move up the dust and bacteria to back of throat so they can be swallowed and go into your digestive system, not into your lungs! |
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| Of the blood vessels, which one is more elastic than the others? |
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| Of the blood vessels, which one has valves? |
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| Of the blood vessels, which one is more numerous in your body? |
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| Arteries usually carry ____ blood. |
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| Veins usually carry ___ blood. |
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| What is the purpose of the inferior vena cava? |
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| bring back blood to the heart from the lower part of body |
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| What is the purpose of the superior vena cava? |
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| Bring blood back to the heart from the upper part of the body |
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| What is the purpose of the pulmonary circuit in the body? |
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| takes blood to lungs to get oxygenated |
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| What is the purpose of the systemic circuit in the body? |
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| to take oxygenated blood to body |
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| What is another name for the sinoatrial (SA) node in your body? |
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| What does this mean? 124/84 |
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systole/diastole
ventricles contracting
ventricles relaxing |
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