How People Grow
What do you call your first teeth when they first start growing in?
Baby teeth
What holds up your body and gives it shape?
skeleton
What body part helps you breathe the air you need to live?
lungs
To get the energy and nutrients, your body must __________, or break down, the food.
digest
What works together to get your body oxygen?
your heart and lungs
How can you help yourself grow and change?
Learning, exercising, and eating healthy
Some bones help you move and other bones do what?
protect parts inside your body
How many lungs are you born with?
2 lungs
Where does your body start to digest food?
mouth
Food parts that your body does not need move into your what?
large intestine
As you grow older what may happen to your hair?
It may turn gray or white.
What helps your bones move and do other jobs?
muscles
Your ___________ is how fast or slowly your heart beats.
heart rate
What is the tube called that food travels down?
esophagus
True or False
You should eat different kinds of foods every day.
True
What happens to your skin as you get older?
You get wrinkles.
What is the muscle that pumps blood through your body?
heart
True or False
When you exercise, your heart beats slower.
False-it beats faster when you exercise
What is the liquid in your mouth called?
saliva
True or False
According to the Food Guide Pyramid, the foods you should eat the most of are at the top of the pyramid?
False-healthy foods are at the bottom of the pyramid
New adult teeth are called what?
permanent teeth
What helps your bones and muscles stay strong?
Exercising and eating healthful food
What helps your heart and lungs healthy as well as your bones and muscles?
exercising
Once food goes down the esophagus, muscles push the food into your what?
stomach
The foods you should eat the least of are at the top or bottom of the pyramid?
top of pyramid