Blood
the blood cells that carry oxygen
What are red blood cells?
the heart chamber where blood enters from the body
What is the right atrium?
the system that includes the brain and spinal cord
What is the central nervous system?
the lobe of the brain responsible for speech and language
the place where you smell and contains the olfactory bulb
What is your nose?
the blood cells that fight off infection
What are white blood cells?
the last heart chamber before blood goes out to the body
What is the left ventricle?
the system that includes all the other nerves besides the brain and spinal cord
What is the peripheral nervous system?
the lobe of the brain that processes smell and memory as well as sound
What is the temporal lobe?
where the taste buds are found
What is the tongue?
the blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart
What are veins?
What is the aorta?
the main cell in the nervous system
What is a neuron?
the lobe of the brain that processes information from your eyes (visual)
What is the occipital lobe?
the place where the rod and cone cells are found
What is the eye (retina)?
the blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
What are arteries?
the structures that make the sound you hear when you hear a heartbeat
What are the heart valves?
the automatic system that kicks in when you have to run away or battle a predator
What is the fight or flight system?
the lobe of the brain that processes sensory information and integrates muscle coordination
What is the parietal lobe?
the structure that vibrates to send sound into your middle ear
What is the ear drum?
the fragments in the blood that help with blood clotting
What are platelets?
the instrument used to listen to your heart beat
What is a stethoscope?
the system that sends hormones around your body to control different activities in your body
What is the endocrine system?
the area of the brain responsible for keeping you balanced
What is the cerebellum?
the tiny bones in your ear that help with balance
What are otoliths?