Nutrition
This biomolecule is the main source of quick energy for the body.
Carbohydrates?
The muscular action that moves food along the alimentary canal.
Peristalysis
The tiny air sacs where gas exchange occurs.
Alveoli
The insulating layer around many axons.
Myelin sheath
The control centre of a eukaryotic cell.
Nucleus
The food test used to identify starch turns this colour when positive.
Iodine turns blue black
This enzyme breaks starch into maltose.
Amylase
This muscle contracts and flattens during inhalation.
Diaphragm
Chemical messengers released into the bloodstream.
Hormones
These organelles are known as the site of aerobic respiration.
Mitochondria
Proteins are made from these smaller building blocks.
Amino Acids
Tiny finger-like projections in the small intestine increase surface area for absorption.
Villi
Blood travels from the heart to the lungs through this circulation pathway.
Pulmonary circuit
This gland produces insulin.
Pancreas
White blood cells that produce antibodies.
B - Lymphocytes
This vitamin is fat-soluble and important for healthy bones
Vitamin D
This organ produces bile and carries out deamination.
Liver
These blood vessels have valves to prevent backflow.
Veins
Dopamine and endorphins are examples of these.
Neurotransmitters
This type of immunity is gained through vaccination.
Active Immunity
Name the biomolecule made of glycerol and fatty acids.
Triglyceride
What part of the villi absorbes fat
Lacteal
The natural pacemaker of the heart is called this.
Sinoatrial node (SA node)
This part of the neuron carries impulses away from the cell body.
Axon
Name the type of pathogen made only of protein.
Prions