What muscle separates the abdominal and thoracic (chest) cavities?
Diaphragm
Which chamber of the heart is the strongest?
left ventricle
What macronutrient is broken down/digested by bile in the small intestine?
fats
What does "PNS" stand for?
Peripheral Nervous System
What's one of your Core Memories from 9th Grade?
awwwwwwwwww
Which type of muscle is striated (striped) to produce voluntary movement?
Skeletal
Where does the right half of the heart pump deoxygenated blood to?
Lungs
What structure carries urine from the kidneys to the bladder?
Ureters
Which lobe of the brain processes visual information?
Occipital
What's something you've gotten better at this year?
legend.
Which layer of skin contains glands, nerves, hair follicles, and vessels?
Dermis
What structure is the site of gas exchange in the lungs?
Alveoli
How does the esophagus move food towards the stomach?
peristalsis (smooth muscle contraction)
Which gland is considered the "master gland"?
Pituitary
Make me laugh.
Nice attempt.
What type of bone cell breaks down bone tissue?
Osteoclasts
What thick muscular structure separates the halves of the heart?
Septum
What reproductive structure in females sheds its lining if a fertilized egg is not implanted?
uterus
What unit in Biology has been your favorite?
That's a good one.
List the 5 functions of the skeletal system
Protection, support, movement, storage, RBC production
Draw and label a diagram of the heart. Include as many structures as possible.
legendary work.
List the 3 accessory digestive organs
liver, pancreas, gallbladder
List the 4 lobes of the brain
Frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital
What's the best thing in your life right now?
epic !