Travel Through a Cell
I am the basic building block of life.
A cell
What is the breakdown of food into substances that can be used by the body, which begins in the mouth with the tongue and teeth?
Digestion
What is the muscular tube in your throat that ends at your stomach?
Esophagus
What are the pair of organs that have a very important job- to filter waste from our blood called?
kidneys
We have more than ______________ bones.
200
We are groups of cells that are the same and work together to perform a specific function in the body.
Tissue
What is the part of the tooth found below the gumline? It holds your tooth in place and keeps it from falling out.
Root
What is the process where as food goes down the esophagus, muscles below the food relax while muscles above the food contract? This pushes the food down the esophagus into the stomach.
Peristalsis
In a 24 hour period, our kidneys clean and filter ______ liters of blood!
200
We have more than ___________ muscles throughout our whole body.
600
We are self-contained groups of tissues that perform a certain job in the body.
Organs
What is the living tissue of teeth which is at the center of each tooth and holds the nerves and blood vessels?
Pulp
What is the digestive liquid inside the stomach that is formed within the lining of the stomach?
Gastric Acid
Our kidneys are full of tiny superfilters called ___________________ that trap and remove waste from our blood as it goes through the kidneys.
Nephrons
The muscular system and the skeletal system make up our ________________ system.
locomotor
I am the control center of the cell that contains DNA (hereditary information) and tells the cell what to do,
Nucleus
What is softer than enamel and contains small tubes, called tubules, that bring nutrients, immune cells, and other things the dentin needs from the body?
Dentin
What is a fatty, oily or waxy organic molecule that does not dissolve in water? They are chemical compounds in our body that help with some of its functions.
Lipid
The ______________ are hollow, muscular tubes that are around 25-30 cm (10-12 inches) long that connect the kidneys to the bladder.
ureters
Which system regulates and coordinates the activities of the body through impulses and helps us relate to our environment?
Nervous system
Energy for the cell is made in the ______________.
Mitochondria
Lactic acic bonds to the enamel in our teeth and creates an abnormal patch of tissue called ______.
Plaque
When we eat protein, our bodies break down the protein into small, usable molecules called __________________ and then make these into new proteins.
Amino acids
The _____________ carries urine from the bladder out of your body.
urethra
Circulatory system