Digestive System
What is the main function of the digestive system?
To break down food into nutrients for the body to make energy to use for growth.
Proper _____ is essential for preventing infections
Hygiene
Three types of muscles in the body are
Skeletal, cardiac, and smooth muscles
What is the nervous system made of?
Where does the process of the digestive system begin?
Begins in the mouth.
What does the immune system help protect the body against?
Pathogens
What kind of gas does the body get rid of?
Carbon dioxide
Muscles are attached to bones with tough tissue called
Tendons
What is the nervous systems job?
To send and receive signals throughout the body.
How is food broken down?
Broken down by chewing (mechanical digestion)
What blood cells attack and destroy pathogens?
White blood cells
What are the main parts of the Respiratory system?
Nose, mouth, trachea, bronchi, diaphragm
What connects bones to bones?
Ligaments
What does the brain get from your senses (sight, sound, touch, etc.)
Sensory input
The stomach is a muscular organ that uses acid and _____ to further break down food.
Enzymes
What are examples of auto immune disease?
Type 1 diabetes, Lupus, and Rhematipd Arthritis
The ____ is a dome-shaped muscle at the bottom of the chest
Diaphragm
Muscles ____ when they get a signal from the nervous system
Neurotransmitters are chemicals that help messages travel between _____
Neurons
What enzyme breaks down carbohydrates?
Amylase
What is the difference between innate and adaptive immunity?
innate immunity is immediate and faster to provide protection, and adaptive immunity is slower.
When we breath out, _____ moves up
Diaphragm
When you exercise, your muscles create small ____ that health and grow back stronger.
Tears
A neuron is a special type of cell that sends ______ signals
Electrical