Respiratory System
What is "inhale"?
An organ responsible for pumping our blood
What is the heart?
This organ contains teeth and a tongue to help start the process of digestion
What is the mouth?
When an organism is in homeostasis, they are maintaining internal _________
balance
The gas that is needed for cellular respiration to occur
Another way to say "breathe out"
What is "exhale"?
These blood vessels carry oxygenated blood throughout our bodies
What are arteries?
To digest means to _______ _______ into smaller parts
break down
Your body uses __________ mechanisms (or loops) to maintain homeostasis.
feedback
What is carbon dioxide (CO2)?
We have 2 of these large organs where gas exchange occurs
What are the lungs?
Very small blood vessels that pick up oxygen in the lungs and glucose in the digestive system
What are capillaries?
All carbohydrates (ex: bread, rice, sugar) break down into this essential molecule
The ability of an organism or biological system to maintain a stable internal environment despite changes in the outside world.
What is homeostasis?
The organelle (cell structure) where cellular respiration occurs
What is the mitochondria?
The lungs contain sac-like structures called ____________ which connect to your circulatory system.
What are the alveoli?
What is the gallbladder?
This pear-shaped organ sits beneath the liver and stores bile
Glucose is chemical energy all organisms need to survive. However, the glucose must be converted into this form of usable energy in the cells
What is ATP?
A fancy name for the throat
What is the pharynx?