Skeletal System
True or False: One function of the skeletal system is to give us shape.
True
Why is it better to breathe through your nose than your mouth?
The nose has cilia which helps clean or filter the air
What pumps blood?
The heart
True or false: Skeletal muscles are involuntary
False
What is the strongest bone in your body?
The femur (in your leg)
Running parallel to the food tube, this pipe brings oxygen to the lungs.
What is the trachea?
True or False: The liquid in blood is red.
False, the plasma is yellow
True or False: There are muscles that help digest your food
Where is the smallest bone in our body located?
Our ear
The muscle responsible for expanding and contracting the lungs.
What is the diaphragm?
How many chambers are in the heart?
4
Where is your strongest skeletal muscle?
Jaw
What is made inside many bones
What are blood cells
What is the purpose of the respiratory system?
To fuel the body with oxygen and remove carbon dioxide.
What are the 3 types of muscles?
Smooth
Skeletal
Cardiac
Name at least two bones that protect organs.
What is the rib cage and skull?
There are about 300 million of these in each lung. They fill up with air.
What is alveoli?
What is the difference between veins and arteries?
Arteries are blood vessels that carry blood AWAY from the heart
What is an example of a smooth muscle?
Muscles in the esophagus, stomach, or intestines