Hippocrates
Who was Hippocrates?
What is the Father of Modern Medicine?
The organ where you first digest food
Blood vessels that flow away from your heart are called...
Arteries
What organ does gas exchange occur in?
Lungs
Where does procedure called the colonoscopy occur?
Large intestine
What is the function of your large intestine
To absorb water
What gas does the red blood cell exchange for oxygen?
Carbon dioxide
The windpipe is also called the...
Trachea
Can you survive with only one kidney?
Hippocrates lived where?
Kos, Greece
Enzymes are...
Digestive proteins that break apart particles.
What are the tiny blood vessels that directly exchange oxygen with your cells?
Capillaries
Small hairs that sweep mucus out of the lungs
Cilia
What is the largest animal (mammal)?
The great blue whale
The four humors are...
Blood, yellow bile, black bile, and phelgm
The gall bladder secretes bile which allows your body to digest...
Fat
What other organ system is the circulatory system connected with?
Respiratory system
What are the tiny air sacs in your lungs called
Cardiac arrest, or a heart attack, happens when...
Your heart stops beating
What did Hippocrates discover about healing wounds?
That alcohol would prevent infection and covering a wound speeds healing
How many times per day does your heart beat?
100,000 times
What is the flap that separates your trachea from your esophagus?
Epiglottis
What organ breaks down alcohol in your body
Liver