Circulatory System
What organ pumps blood through your body?
The Heart
What body part do you use to breathe in air?
Nose or Mouth
What organ controls the entire nervous system?
Brain
What is the first part of the digestive system where food enters?
Mouth
What system helps you breathe?
Respiratory System
What are the blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart called?
Arteries
What organ helps you breathe and brings oxygen to the blood?
Lungs
What sends messages from your brain to your body?
Nerves
What tube carries food from your mouth to your stomach?
Esophagus
What system has your heart and blood?
Circulatory system
What part of your blood carries oxygen to your body?
Red Blood Cells
What is the name of the tube that carries air from the throat to the lungs?
Trachea
What helps you move your hand quickly when you touch something hot?
Reflex
What do your teeth do to food?
They chew it into smaller pieces
Which system controls your feelings and thoughts?
Nervous System
What is your pulse?
The number of times your heart beats in one minute
What dome-shaped muscle helps your lungs breathe in and out?
Diaphragm
True or False: You use your nervous system when you feel hungry.
True
What is Saliva made up?
Enzymes that breakdown food
What does your body need to get from food to grow and stay healthy?
Nutrients
Which Ventricle is the largest, the right or left?
Left Ventricle
What is the name of our voice box?
larynx
What is the job of the nervous system?
To send messages between the brain and the body
What is the food called after it has been chewed and mixed with saliva?
Bolus
True or False: Your bones are alive.
True