Digestion
What does fibre do to help our bodies function?
healthy bowel movements
What does serotonin do for our bodies?
The ‘happy hormone’: Improves mental function/memory, quality of sleep and gives a sense of wellbeing
What are the 2 gasses that are being exchanged during respiration
CO2 and O2
What do thermoreceptors sense?
temperature
sedentary behaviour, fats, salt, smoking...
What does GI stand for?
Glycemic Index
Name all 5 dimensions of health and wellbeing
spiritual, emotional, mental, physical, social
What is the function of the diaphragm?
diaphragm contracts which increases the volume of the chest cavity, creating a vacuum that pulls air into the lungs then relaxes to expel air
what is the difference between motor and sensory neurons?
motor sends messages to body - sensory sends to CNS
What are the thinnest blood vessels called?
capillaries
Name all 6 essential nutrients
carbs, fat, protein, minerals, vitamins, water
What does it mean when they say health is subjective and dynamic?
differs for everyone's unique factors - always changing
What is the maximum amount of hours we should be sedentary for per day in our leisure time?
Where would olfactory receptors be found in the body and what is their function?
nose and mouth - sense of smell/taste
Which chamber of the heart receives oxygenated blood from the lungs?
Left atrium
Name 3 things that would indicate healthy nutritional information on food packaging?
low sugar, saturated fat, sodium (salt),
high fibre and protein
Youth should accumulate at least how many minutes of moderate to vigorous exercise every day? How many days per week should youth engage in activities that strengthen muscle and bone?
60 minutes - at least 3 days
Describe the pathway air takes to enter our body all the way to the alveoli.
nasal cavity - pharynx - larynx - trachea - bronchi - bronchioles - alveoli
What is the function of the parietal lobe?
identify objects, senses pain/touch, body navigation, spatial position
How does blood get pumped back to the heart?
muscle movement, veins, one way valves
Give one example from each of the 5 food groups
something from: fruit, dairy, veg/legumes, meat, grains
Name 3 healthy DAYTIME habits that will help our sleep?
exposure to daylight, physically active, don't smoke or drink, reduce caffeine in afternoon
how many capillaries are in the average adult body
around 10 billion
Name 4 changes to your body when your parasympathetic nervous system is activated
heart - lungs - eyes - skin - liver - circulation
What is vasodilation and what happens as a result?
widening of blood vessels due to the relaxing of blood vessels walls - increase Oxygen, nutrient and glucose transport, removal of wastes, lower blood pressure