Guess the system!
This is a structural system that has 650 muscles that control your movements.
Muscular system
Arteries move blood ...
Away from the heart
What is stimulus?
Any change or signal in the environment that can make an organism react a certain way.
What is absorption?
The process by which nutrient molecules pass through the wall of the digestive system. Absorption is the purpose of digestion.
How many essential glands make up the endocrine system?
8
Skin, Nails, Hair
Integumentary System
Veins move blood ...
towards the heart
What signals does the endocrine system use? What signals does the nervous system use?
The endocrine system uses chemical signals while the nervous system uses electrical signals.
What are the six important nutrients you get from food?
Carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, and water.
What does the thyroid gland do?
The thyroid gland produces hormones that regulate the body's metabolic rate and growth.
A collection of glands that make hormones.
Endocrine System
What do capillaries do?
Connects arteries and veins
True or False: The muscular system controls your fight or flight response.
False, It's the endocrine system
What's the difference between fats and carbohydrates?
Carbohydrates are the mains main source of energy. They can be broken down quickly and provide quick energy. Fats are a concentrated energy source that the body uses long-term.
What does the pineal gland do?
Controls the circadian rhythm
Brings oxygen in and moves carbon dioxide out
Respiratory system
The veins bring blood back to the heart and what other organ?
The lungs
What is homeostasis?
Th condition in which the internal environment of an organism is kept stable.
True or False: Minerals are nutrients that are made by the body.
False.
What does the adrenal gland do?
The adrenal gland makes adrenaline and noradrenaline.
Spinal cord
Nervous system
True or False: Blood cells pick up carbon dioxide.
True
What are the seven things that affect homeostasis?
Hunger, Stress(mood), water, body temperature, balance, energy, and disease.
What's the difference between mechanical digestion and chemical digestion? Does saliva aid in just chemical digestion or in both mechanical and chemical digestion?
Mechanical digestion is the physical breakdown and movement of food while chemical digestion is the chemical breakdown of food. Saliva helps in both mechanical and chemical digestion.
What does the parathyroid hormone do?
The parathyroid controls the amounts of calcium in the body.