Nervous
Part of the brain that controls balance and coordination
What is the cerebellum?
Organ that is responsible for pumping blood throughout the body
What is the heart?
Type of digestion that involves physical breaking down of food into smaller pieces
What is mechanical digestion?
Muscle that helps with inhalation and exhalation
What is the diaphragm?
School from which Mr. Zavala received his Bachelor's.
What is University of Texas at Austin?
Cells that transmit electrical signals throughout the nervous system
What is a neuron?
Blood vessels that carries deoxygenated blood to the heart
What are veins?
This long organ absorbs most of the nutrients from food during digestion
What is the small intestine?
Tube that connects the larynx to the bronchi
What is the trachea?
Branch of the military Mr. Zavala serves in
What is the U.S. Army Reserves
Insulation of the neuron that layers and speeds up the transmission of nerve impulses
What is the myelin sheath?
Component of blood that allows for clotting
What are platelets?
Organ that stores and releases bile for chemical digestion
What is the gallbladder?
Location in which gas exchange takes place
What are alveoli?
The first job Mr. Zavala had at Cathedral
What is a substitute?
Part of the peripheral nervous system (PNS), controls involuntary actions like heart rate and digestion
What is the autonomic nervous system?
Major artery that carries oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the body
What is the aorta?
Characterized as rhythmic contractions that move food along the digestive tract
What is peristalsis?
What are the bronchi?
High school from which Mr. Zavala graduated from.
What is America's high school?
Term that defines the tiny gaps in which one neuron communicates with another
What is a synapse?
Vein that is responsible for returning oxygenated blood from the lungs into the heart
What is the pulmonary vein?
Small structures line the small intestine and increase surface area for absorption
What are villi?
Fluid-like substance lines the alveoli and reduces surface tension, preventing lung collapse
What is surfactant?
Mr. Zavala's full-name
What is Rudy Alexander Zavala?