This is the smallest unit of life and makes up the human body
What is a cell?
Where does the digestion of food begin?
What is the mouth?
These disc shaped cells transport oxygen from the lungs to the other parts of the body.
What are red blood cells?
Which organ system is responsible for producing offspring (babies)?
What is the reproductive system?
Food travels down this long tube from the mouth to the stomach.
What is the esophagus?
The oxygen we breathe in enters the mitochondria to produce which substance in cellular respiration?
What is ATP/energy?
These blood cells are a vital part of the body's immune system.
What are white blood cells?
This endocrine gland produces insulin to regulate blood sugar
What is the pancreas?
The part of the digestive system where nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream
What is the small intestine?
The peripheral nervous system is made up of these types of cells
What are nerves?
How many chambers does the human heart have?
What is four?
This organ system protects our body from invading pathogens (bacteria and viruses)
What is the immune system?
This chemical aids in digestion by speeding up chemical reactions.
What is an enzyme?
The largest part of the brain- responsible for thinking, memory and personality.
What is the cerebrum?
Cell in the circulatory system that helps our blood to clot
What are platelets?
The function of this organ system is to detect and respond to changes in the environment (maintaining homeostasis)
What is the nervous system?
The muscular contractions that push food through our digestive tract
What is peristalsis?
It enters the bloodstream and is carried by red blood cells around the body
What is the brain?
What are arteries?