YOU'LL BE IN MY HEART
This organ is made of muscle, beats rhythmically, never rests, and adjusts to activity level.
What is the heart?
This structure warms, humidifies, and filters air before it reaches the lungs.
What is the nose?
This muscular tube connects the pharynx to the stomach and contracts to move food downward.
What is the Esophagus?
This is risk behavior is a major factor in liver deterioration?
What is Alcohol Abuse?
This fluid makes up 55% of blood and suspends other cells.
What is plasma?
Air flows from areas of __________ pressure to areas of __________ pressure.
What is high pressure to low pressure?
This organ is responsible for temporary food storage, mixing with enzymes and acids, and sending food to the small intestine.
What is the stomach?
This is the name for a heart defect at birth.
What are Congenital Heart Defects?
These blood vessels carry oxygen-rich blood away from the heart.
What are arteries?
Breathing in through the mouth instead of the nose can cause dry mouth, bad breath, and poor sleep.
What is mouth breathing?
Most nutrient absorption happens here, in a tube about 20-25 feet long and as wide as your middle finger.
What is the small intestine?
This is a Respiratory condition where the airways become enflamed and swell up. This condition is treated with an inhaler.
What is Asthma?
This chamber receives oxygenated blood from the lungs through the pulmonary vein.
What is the left atrium?
This condition inflames and narrows the airways and is often treated with an inhaler.
What is asthma?
This disorder happens when the Gastroesophageal Sphincter fails to stay shut, allowing acid to travel back up into the esophagus.
What is GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease)?
This is the condition when the blood carries less than normal O2
What is Anemia?
This condition is caused by high cholesterol, obesity, stress, and leads to heart attacks and stroke.
What is high blood pressure (hypertension)?
This dome-shaped muscle helps expand the lungs during inhalation by creating negative pressure.
What is the diaphragm?
This organ produces insulin to regulate blood sugar and enzymes to help break down food.
What is the pancreas?
This is the form of cancer where white blood cells form excessively or abnormally.
What is Leukemia?