What is a flexor? What is an extensor? Give an example of each.
Flexor - Bends a body part - Bicep
Extensor - Extends a body part - Tricep
100
What blood vessel is involved with the exchange of gasses in the alveoli?
Capillaries
100
Between what 2 structures is carbon dioxide exchanged for oxygen, in our lungs.
Alveoli and capillaries
100
What is the function of hair?
To keep us warm
200
What is a ligament? What is a tendon?
Connective tissue that connects bone to bone.
Connective tissue that connects muscle to bone.
200
How do the muscular and respiratory systems work together?
The diaphragm is a smooth muscle that helps us inhale and exhale.
200
Why does our blood pump faster when we exercise? (2 reasons)
To get more oxygen to our cells for energy and to release excess carbon dioxide.
200
What muscle pulls air in and pushes air out of your body?
Diaphragm
200
What are the two functions of oil? Why do we need it?
Makes our skin waterproof and soft.
300
How do the skeletal and muscular system work together?
muscles pull bones to help us move
300
Name the 3 types of muscles and where they are found.
Cardiac- the heart
Smooth- stomach, blood vessels, diaphragm
Skeletal- on bones
300
Name the 3 types of blood vessels and their functions.
Vein- transports blood into the heart.
Artery- transports blood away from the heart.
Capillaries- transports blood between veins and arteries.
300
We breathe in _______________ and consume ____________ to make ________________.
Oxygen, Glucose, Energy
300
Name the three layers of your skin and what is located in each layer.
Epidermis - 80% dead skin cells
Dermis - Blood Vessels, Nerves, Glands and Hair Follicles
Fat Layer - Fat
400
How does the skeletal system help us maintain homeostasis?
Maintains calcium levels in the blood
400
How does the muscular system work with the circulatory system?
The heart is muscle that pumps blood around the body.
400
How do the circulatory and respiratory systems work together?
Oxygen enters the blood stream and carbon dioxide leaves the bloodstream to be exhaled in the alveoli in the lungs.
400
Why does your blood travel to your lungs after it has circulated around the body?
To pick up oxygen and drop off carbon dioxide.
400
Name two OTHER body systems found in your skin. (We have studied one, and have not yet studied the other one.)
Nervous and Circulatory
500
Name the 5 functions of the skeletal system.
Movement, protects internal organs, stores calcium and other minerals, gives structure and shape, and makes blood cells.
500
Name the 5 functions of the Muscular System.
Movement, posture and support, heat production, help with digestion and help with circulation
500
Name the 4 functions of the circulatory system.
Carries nutrients from the small intestine to the cells of the body, carries oxygen to the cells of the body, carries waste to the kidneys and lungs, and fights infection
500
Name the functions of the Respiratory System
Brings oxygen to the bloodstream, brings carbon dioxide to the bloodstream and helps us speak
500
Name the functions of the Integumentary System.
Protection, regulates body temperature, sensation/feeling, and production of Vitamin D