Digestive System
The part of the body where food enters, and digestion begins.
What is the mouth?
* + Saliva glands!
The most important organ to breathing, this organ is separated into two parts.
What are the lungs?
A collection of tissues.
What is an organ?
The important organ in the Circulatory System that acts as a pump
What is the heart?
A set of arcing bones that protects the heart and lungs.
What is the rib cage?
Running parallel to the "food tube", this structure brings air to the lungs.
What is the trachea?
These cells carry oxygen throughout the body in the blood.
What are red blood cells?
This system provides the frame and structure of the body and helps to produce movement.
What is the skeletal system?
The longest part of the intestine. Responsible for absorption of nutrients.
What is the small intestine?
This prevents food from entering your trachea ("windpipe").
What is the epiglottis?
These cells fight bacteria and viruses that enter the body.
What are white blood cells?
The tubes that carry blood from parts of the body back to the heart
What are veins?
This system's job is to send and receive messages throughout the body.
What is the nervous system?
This organ produces insulin which helps to regulate your blood sugar levels.
What is the pancreas?
The muscle underneath the lungs that helps with breathing.
What is the diaphragm?
This type of tissue works "involuntary" in organs such as the stomach, intestines, and liver.
What is smooth muscle tissue?
The type of connective tissue that connects muscle to bone.
What is a tendon?
The fluid made by the liver that breaks down fats and helps with digestion.
What is bile?
This is where gas exchange takes place (O2 enters the blood and CO2 leave).
What are alveoli?
* the process of gas exchange is where the respiratory system and the circulatory system meet!
These cells are unspecialized and can turn into any type of cell.
What are stem cells?
These smallest vessels that carry blood to body tissues.
What are capillaries?
This system is responsible for producing hormones.
What is the endocrine system?