Vocabulary
Name 2 of the body's systems that we learned about in this unit
Digestive, excretory
Saliva is found in the mouth. True or False
True
I am a long tube that carries food from your mouth into your stomach. What am I?
Esophagus
Groups of cells are called
tissues
What should you eat to keep a well-balanced diet?
Provide the body with nutrients and have a variety of foods including fruits, vegetables, grains, etc.. We need good sources of fiber, which is an important carbohydrate. We need good sources of protein such as meat, fish, and eggs. We also need some fats in our diet as well.
What are 2 healthy habits that are essential to the health of our body?
Teacher approves answer
Starving yourself is an example of moderation. True or false
I use juices to break down your food during the digestive process. What am I?
stomach
Groups of organs make up...
body systems
What are some things you can do to stay healthy? (some healthy habits?)
*good sleep
*well-balanced diet
*drink water
* good hygiene
What helps soften food so that we can swallow it?
saliva
Foods like fruits, vegetables, meats, and dairy nourish our bodies. True or False
True
I clean your blood of liquid waste and send it to your bladder, what am I? (hint: there are 2 of me)
Kidneys
Groups of tissues make
organs
Explain what the excretory system does and some of the organs and what they do.
The excretory system is the system in our bodies that gets rid of things our body doesn't need. Liquid waste
Some organs: Kidneys (clean the blood of waste, toxins), bladder (stores liquid waste), ureters, urethra
What are good sources of nutrition?
fruits, vegetables, meat, dairy etc.
The large and small intestine are separate tubes, not part of the same tube True or False
False-they are part of one long tube
I am a tube that carries liquid waste out of your body
Urethra
smallest units of living things
cells
Explain what the digestive system does and some of the organs and what they do.
Our teeth grind up our food and goes down to the esophagus. The esophagus carries food down into our stomach. The stomach juices break down the food into a soup-like substance and make its way down to the intestines. The intestines break down food even further. Your liver filters your blood.
Liver-cleans blood
What mineral does Milk provide for the body?
calcium
Cells can only be viewed through a microscope. True or False
True.
I am a sac in your body that fills up with liquid waste and holds it in your body until it's time to let it out of your body
bladder
What body system is this?
The digestive system
What have scientists come to think our appendix helps with?
fighting off infections and disease