Tissues and Organs
What are cells that do the same type of work or job?
tissues
Which process uses smooth and skeletal muscles in the tongue and pharynx to push food through the pharynx into the esophagus?
swallowing
Why is the liver important?
When looking at a nutrition label, what should you look at?
serving size, calories, fat, sodium, vitamins and minerals, sugars
What are voluntary muscles?
muscles you control, works in pairs, attached to bones and called skeletal muscles
muscle, connective, epithelial, nervous
What is the muscular wave that travels the length of the digestive system moving partially digested food a short distance down the tract?
peristalsis
What does the small intestine do?
Long coiled tube that helps digest food and absorb nutrients
List the major food groups.
grains, vegetables, fruits, protein, dairy, junk food
FOCUS ON BALANCED DIET
What are involuntary muscles?
do not control, form in the walls of digestive tract, in blood vessels and organs
What are several tissues that work together to do a certain job?
organ
What occurs in small intestine as short segments contract. It helps increase the absorption of nutrients.
segmentation
What does the large intestine do?
soaks up water and minerals, leaves behind waste
What is the function of food in the body?
Food gives the body energy and nutrients to carry out life functions
How are muscles attached to a bone?
with stretchy tissues called tendons
How are cells organized in the body?
cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, the body
How does the mouth start the process of digestion?
teeth cut and grind food into smaller pieces, saliva moistens the foot to make swallowing easier, tongue has taste buds
voluntary, produce head and energy for the body, protects internal organs, moves skeleton
How should you keep your muscles in shape?
Exercise, lift weights, walk, run, stretch, eat healthy
How do muscles contract to make you move?
muscle contracts, it pulls on tendon, tendon pulls on bone and then you move
What is a group of organs that carry out jobs?
organ system
Describe the journey that food takes through the digestion tract?
Take a bite of food using the mouth, teeth cut and grind the food, saliva moistens it. Swallow using smooth and skeletal muscles down the pharynx and esophagus to get to the stomach. In the stomach, food is broken down in a liquid by mixing it with acid and digestive enzymes, sends the liquid to the small intestine where nutrients are absorbed. Anything not absorbed, is sent to the large intestine. In the large intestine, water and minerals leave and waste is left behind, which is when you go to the bathroom
What are cardiac muscles and what do they do in the body?
involuntary, moves many internal organs
Is a lot of sugar good for you?
no
Will you do great on this test?
yes! good luck my angels!