Digestive System
What is the main function of the digestive system?
Breakdown and absorption of nutrients
What gas do humans inhale to support respiration?
Oxygen
Which type of blood vessel carries blood away from the heart?
Arteries
What do muscles do to create movement?
Contract and relax
Which other teams are in Group D with the Socceroos?
USA
Turkey
Paraguay
What is the process by which a bolus of food is transported through the digestive tract?
Peristalsis
In which tiny structures in the lungs does gas exchange occur?
Alveoli
What component of blood carries oxygen?
Red blood cells
What connects muscles to bones?
Tendons
Who is the current Socceroos coach?
Tony Popovic
What substance in saliva begins the digestion of starch?
Amylase enzyme
What muscle controls breathing flattening as it contracts?
Diaphragm
What is the role of capillaries?
Allows exchange of gases, nutrients, and waste between blood and tissues
What connects bones to other bones?
Ligaments
Who knocked the Matildas out of the Women's World cup in 2023?
England
Where does most nutrient absorption occur?
Small intestine
Which muscles assist in breathing by expanding or contracting the ribs?
Intercostal muscles
What protein in blood binds to oxygen?
Haemoglobin
What kind of joint allows movement in multiple directions (e.g. in the hip)?
Ball and socket
Who knocked Australia out of the World Cup in 2022?
Argentina
What is the role of the large intestine in digestion?
Absorption of water and formation of faeces
What process moves oxygen into the blood from the lungs?
Diffusion
What proportion of the blood is made up of white blood cells?
Less than 1%
What liquid is present inside joints to prevent bones rubbing into each other?
Synovial fluid
Which Socceroos have scored goals at the 2026 World Cup so far?
Nestory Irankunda
Connor Metcalfe
Cameron Burgess (own goal)