Nervous
Immune/ Respiratory
Circulatory
Digestive/ Excretory
Musculo-Skelatal
100
Something that causes a response
What is a stimuli
100
Kinds of first line defense
What is skin, sneezing, coughing, mucus and cilia
100
Strong muscular organ that pumps blood through the body
What is the heart
100
This organ is the largest and contains glands that remove water and wastes in the form of sweat
What is the skin
100
This muscle is located in the heart
What is cardiac muscle
200
The part of the neuron that receives stimuli
What is a dendrite
200
*Daily Double* Proteins that are attached to WBCs that attack specific pathogens. (3rd line of defense)
What are antibodies
200
These structures are thick and carry blood AWAY from the heart
What are arteries
200
This enzyme is released by the liver into the small intestine to break up lipids
What is bile
200
Ligaments
What is a connective tissue that links bone to bone
300
Brain and spinal cord
What are the components of the CNS (central nervous system)
300
Thin, flat muscle in your chest that contracts to create a pressure difference for your lungs to expand
What is the diaphragm
300
Blood vessels that carry blood TOWARDS the heart
What are veins
300
Pair of organs that filters urea out of the bloodstream
What are the kidneys
300
This structure cushions and prevents bones from rubbing against each other
What is cartilage
400
A gap between nerve cells
What is a synapse
400
Grape-like clusters that are the site for gas exchange
What are alveoli
400
*Daily Double* A liquid connective tissue
What is blood
400
Most absorption of nutrients and digestion occurs here
What is the small intestine
400
Muscles work in pairs to achieve motion. What contrasting motions allow this?
Contracts and shorten/ relax
500
Give one example of each: Voluntary Involuntary
What is: heartbeat movement
500
This structure prevents food from entering the trachea
What is the epiglottis
500
Describe the travel pattern of blood starting and ending with the heart
Heart - Lungs - Heart - Body - Heart
500
This wave-like contraction prevents food from moving backwards through your tubes
What is peristalsis
500
Site for blood cell production
What is bone marrow (inside bones)
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