Cell City 🔬
What is the basic unit of all living things?
A Cell
Which organ system brings oxygen into the body?
The respiratory system.
What gas do humans breathe in that is needed for aerobic respiration?
Oxygen
Name the category of small molecules that are transported around through the bloodstream and send signals to your cells.
Hormones
What was runner 2104's plasma sodium level? (number and unit)
138 mg/dL
What organelle contains DNA and helps direct cell activities?
The nucleus
Which organ system transports oxygen and glucose through the blood?
The circulatory system.
In which organ does oxygen enter the blood from the air?
The lungs
Which organ produces both insulin and glucagon?
the pancreas
Which runner in the medical tent data did not finish the race?
0014
Put these in order, from smallest to largest: organ, organism, cell, tissue, organ system.
Cell → tissue → organ → organ system → organism.
The respiratory and circulatory systems work together to bring which substance to the lungs for waste?
Carbon dioxide (CO2)
Which type of blood vessel transports oxygenated blood from the heart to the body cells?
Arteries
After a meal, blood glucose rises. It reaches a peak and then sharply drops back to baseline. Which hormone was released?
Insulin
The youngest runner to visit the medical tent was runner number ...
0014
Fill in the 3 blanks: Mitochondria support a cell's need for _________ by taking in glucose and oxygen and creating a molecule called _________. This process is called __________ ______________.
energy, ATP, cellular respiration
The respiratory and digestive systems work together to bring which substance to the body cells for cellular respiration?
Glucose
What type of blood vessel transports deoxygenated blood from the body tissues back to the lungs?
Veins
Overnight, when you don't eat for many hours, the pancreas releases glucagon. This signal is received by cells in the ______________ and tells them to store excess sugar as _______________.
Liver, glycogen
Runner 1059's blood glucose level is the lowest of any runner. It is __________________ lower than the second lowest runner's. (number and unit)
10 mg/dL
An organelle stops functioning. Suddenly, the cell cannot regulate which substances and what quantities can enter and leave the cytoplasm. Which organelle is it?
The cell membrane
A person exercises for an extended time until there is no longer enough oxygen reaching their muscles. What process will the muscle cells carry out to create energy?
Anaerobic respiration
The blood goes through 2 chemical changes as it passes past the alveoli. Name gas number 1 and number 2.
1) ________ goes from 40mmHg to 100mmHg
2) ________ goes from 95mmHg to 50mmHg
1) Oxygen
2) CO2
What's the vocabulary term for a change to the internal or external environment that's detected by the body? Part of a feedback loop.
Stimulus
What time did runner 0358 finish the race? (hour and minute)
4:35pm