Digestive System
What does your mouth produce to help you break down food?
saliva
When you inhale, what are you bringing into your body?
oxygen
Which is not related to the circulatory system?
a) veins
b) capillaries
c) alveoli
d) arteries
alveoli
What are considered the building blocks of your body?
cells
Which part of the digestive system contains muscles and digestive juices to help squeeze and dissolve food?
stomach
How many bronchial tubes does your body have?
Hint: Each tube connects to a lung.
two
Arteries and veins transport _____ throughout your body.
blood
Cells form tissues, and tissues form _______.
organs
Which of the two intestines is responsible for extracting nutrients from food?
small intestine
When you breathe in, air flows down your throat (pharynx) and enters the _____ (windpipe).
trachea
What connects arteries with veins?
capillaries
Which system controls the movement of blood through the human body?
circulatory system
bile
Which muscle pulls down and pushes up on your lungs as you breathe?
diaphragm
Around how many times does your heart beat in one day?
100 000 times
Asthma is a condition that affects the ____ system.
respiratory
Name a disease related to the digestive system and what it is.
stomach ulcer - a sore in the stomach lining
gallstone - a hard material that forms inside the gallbladder
Bronchial tubes branch into many smaller tubes called bronchioles.
What is the name of the air sacs at the ends of your bronchioles AND what do they do?
alveoli - absorb oxygen from the air that is inhaled
In which organ does a stroke occur?
brain
Your heart has two sides. The right side receives blood from your body and pumps it into your _____.
lungs