Skeleton & Brain
The Scientific Method
Human Body
Body Systems
Types of Tissues
100
What is the bone that makes up the center of the skeleton?
The backbone
100
Why is it important to report experimental results honestly, even when the results might be the opposite of the results you expect to see?
People will try the experiment and when they get something different than you, they will think they did something wrong.
100
What is an involuntary muscle? What is a voluntary muscle?
An involuntary muscle is not under your conscious control. (example: Breathing, blinking, heart beating) A voluntary muscle is under your conscious control. (example: walking, talking, moving)
100
What are the five basic categories for nutrition?
Proteins, Carbohydrates, Fats & Oils, Vitamins & Minerals, and Water
100
What is connective tissue?
A body tissue that provides support for the body and connects all its parts.
200
What does the spinal cord contain?
Bundles or neurons and tissues
200
What is a variable?
Factors that can change in an experiment
200
What are the effects smoking have on the body? (At least 4)
Bad breath, lung and heart cancers, stains on your fingers and teeth and chronic bronchitis.
200
What is the respiratory system?
The respiratory system is the system that takes oxygen into the body and eliminates carbon dioxide from the body.
200
What is nerve tissue?
A body tissue that carries messages back and forth between the brain and every other part of the body.
300
What are bones that are held together by immovable joints?
The ribs.
300
What is the responding/dependent variable?
The factor that might change in response to the manipulated variable.
300
What is the dermis made up of?
Hairs, wet glands, and oil glands.
300
What is the endocrine system made up of?
Glands
300
What is epithelial tissue?
A body tissue that covers the surfaces of the body, inside and out.
400
At the back of the brain and below the cerebrum is?
The cerebellum
400
What is the manipulated/independent variable?
The one variable that is purposely changed to test the hypothesis.
400
What does a stimulant do?
A stimulant speeds up the nervous system.
400
What kind of muscles react quickly & tire easily?
Skeletal muscles
400
What is muscle tissue?
A body tissue that contracts or shortens, making body parts move.
500
What is the brain stem?
Small part of the brain Below cerebrum & in front of cerebellum. Controls involuntary actions.
500
What is the scientific method?
It is the steps someone takes to identify a question, develop a hypothesis, design and carry out steps or procedure to test the hypothesis write down data, and draw a conclusion.
500
What is a drug?
A substance that changes the way the body works.
500
What do the fats & oils do?
Help support and cushion organs.
500
Why is it important to have all four of these types of tissue?
Without one type of tissue the body would not function properly.
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